BY REQUEST: HOW TO RETRACT THE LOCKHEED P-38 LIGHTNING LADDER. The ladder is how the pilot would climb on to the aircraft to enter the cockpit. 🤓 SPECIAL THANKS TO JEREMY M. whose idea it was to go to the museum today. @scottklaers for taking time out of his busy day for us. @worldwariiaviation for allowing us such an opportunity to experience and share these rare pieces of history. To @av8rstuff for sponsoring these posts. 🫶 #pilot #aviation #airplane #flight #fly #trendingreels #museum #colo

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Japanese Pilots Were Shocked by America’s P 38 Lightnings in the Solomons Discover the untold story of how the Lockheed P-38 Lightning revolutionized aerial warfare in the Pacific Theater during World War II. This comprehensive documentary explores the shocking first encounters between Japanese Zero pilots and American P-38s over the Solomon Islands in December 1942, when the twin-boomed fighter's unprecedented speed, altitude capability, and firepower shattered Japanese air superiority. Follow

Come take a look around the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, one of the most distinctive fighters of World War II. Its twin-boom design and central cockpit made it instantly recognizable in combat. Up front, four .50 caliber machine guns and a 20 mm cannon were mounted in the nose, delivering unmatched accuracy. Two turbo-supercharged Allison engines with counter-rotating propellers gave the Lightning speed, stability, and a powerful climb. Twin tails at the rear kept it steady even at high speed. Feare