Lockheed Lightning

GPTKB entity

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