P-38 Lightning: The Skunk Works Fighter That Dominated WWII I have written multiple stories on the aircraft originating from ...

When it comes to World War II fighter planes, the P-51 Mustang and Supermarine Spitfire often steal the spotlight. But ...

The exact term itself was reportedly coined by Irv Culver, an engineer at the Lockheed corporation, who referenced "Skonk ...

Kunkle served as a fighter pilot during WWII and flew P-38 and P-57 aircraft. Kunkle received the Distinguished Service Cross for engaging 20 German aircraft and downing two of them. (U.S. Air ...

on a wide variety of its fighter aircraft, like the P-51 Mustang, P-47 Thunderbolt and P-38 Lightning. The Navy, though, used the "F" designation for its fighter aircraft. You can understand how ...

A P-38 was the first US fighter flown by an American to shoot down a German aircraft, and its success over Europe earned it the nickname "the fork-tailed devil" among Germans, referring to its ...

His legs were badly burned after a Japanese Zero had blown up the fuel tank of his Lockheed P-38 Lightning, and Japanese planes in ... He flew with the 449 th Fighter Interceptor Squadron in a plane ...

P-51 Mustang pilots shot down a total of 4,950 enemy aircraft, while more than 250 ... Mustang is widely regarded as one of the greatest fighter planes ever, earning its place in history for ...

T-38 fighter jet over Texas silhouetted against ... In addition to a flight in a B-52 bomber, I was given a tour of a bunker, which included riding in an elevator with armed guards to 60 feet ...

An American fighter plane that crashed ... said it was the first time a military aircraft crash site in the UK had been legally protected in this way. The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is buried two ...

America’s Air Show” presented by the United States Marine Corps — and it did not disappoint. The weather was excellent, and ...

Wizz Air on Thursday posted a bigger than expected drop in first-half net profit, hit by ongoing issues with engine ...