Richard Bong - the deadliest American WWII pilot - amassed 40 air-to-air kills with the P-38 Lightning ... where Lockheed was ...

The Lockheed P-38 was so lethal a fighter that it helped turn the tide ... and stall characteristics of the Lightning. Thropp turned left and started to climb. This was McGuire’s show, and ...

Lockheed's P-38 introduced the concept of the interceptor a fighter aircraft of great speed and high rate of climb. As WWII progressed the lighting was developed in to a wide range of roles ...

the F-22 Raptor and the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. Lockheed's selection for what later became the F-35 program in 2001 was a heavy blow to Boeing, which had worked with Lockheed on ...