P-38 F

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:fighter_aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_type single-seat aircraft
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkb:bombs
4 × .50 in M2 Browning machine guns
1 × 20 mm M2 cannon
gptkbp:bomb_load up to 1,000 lb
gptkbp:ceiling 44,000 ft
gptkbp:combat_debut gptkb:1942
gptkbp:combat_history gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:crew gptkb:1
gptkbp:design gptkb:Clarence_'_Kelly'_Johnson
twin-boom design
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Allison_V-1710
gptkbp:engine_type liquid-cooled V12
gptkbp:first_flight 1941
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 300 US gallons
gptkbp:height 10 ft 5 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label P-38 F
gptkbp:length 37 ft 10 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkbp:max_speed 414 mph
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Lightning
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Operation_Vengeance
gptkb:Aleutian_Islands_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bismarck_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Doolittle_Raid
gptkbp:notable_pilots gptkb:Richard_Bong
gptkb:Thomas_Mc_Guire
gptkbp:number_built approximately 1,000
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:European_Theater
Pacific Theater
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:P-38_E
gptkbp:primary_user gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:production_years 1941-1945
gptkbp:range 1,200 miles
gptkbp:retirement 1950s
gptkbp:role gptkb:bomber
interceptor
long-range escort fighter
gptkbp:service_ceiling 44,000 ft
gptkbp:service_entry gptkb:1942
gptkbp:speed 414 mph
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_J
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
gptkbp:weight 7,500 lb
gptkbp:wing_area 400 sq ft
gptkbp:wingspan 52 ft 0 in
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
gptkb:P-38_Lightning
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4