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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:armament
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1 × 20 mm cannon
4 × .50 caliber machine guns
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:crew
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1
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gptkbp:designer
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gptkb:Clarence_"Kelly"_Johnson
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gptkbp:engineType
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twin piston engine
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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1939
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gptkbp:height
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12 ft 10 in (3.91 m)
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gptkbp:introduced
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1941
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gptkbp:length
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37 ft 10 in (11.53 m)
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Lockheed
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gptkbp:maximumSpeed
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414 mph (667 km/h)
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Fork-tailed_Devil
P-38
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gptkbp:notableFor
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distinctive twin-boom design
credited with shooting down Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
used extensively in the Pacific Theater
first American fighter to exceed 400 mph in level flight
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gptkbp:notableMission
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gptkb:Operation_Vengeance
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Richard_Bong
gptkb:Thomas_McGuire
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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over 10,000
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gptkbp:powerplant
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2 × Allison V-1710 V-12 engines
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gptkbp:primaryUse
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gptkb:interceptor
gptkb:bomber
reconnaissance
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gptkbp:range
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1,300 miles (2,100 km)
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gptkbp:serviceCeiling
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44,000 ft (13,400 m)
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Lockheed_P-80_Shooting_Star
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:usedInConflict
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:variant
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gptkb:P-38F
gptkb:P-38J
gptkb:P-38L
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gptkbp:wingspan
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52 ft 0 in (15.85 m)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:RAF_Takoradi
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Lockheed Lightning
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