P-38 F Lightning

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U._S._Army_Air_Corps
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Lockheed
gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
gptkb:Major_Richard_Bong
gptkb:boxing_match
long-range escort fighter
10,000 lb
twin-engine fighter
10.4 ft
37.9 ft
Major Thomas Mc Guire
gptkbp:armament gptkb:rocket
4 × .50 in M2 Browning machine guns
1 × 20 mm M2 cannon
gptkbp:crew gptkb:musical
1 pilot
gptkbp:date 1937
gptkbp:debut_year gptkb:1942
gptkbp:design twin-boom configuration
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Allison_V-1710
1,600 hp
gptkbp:engine_type liquid-cooled V12
gptkbp:features gptkb:engine
gptkbp:fighting_style gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater
gptkbp:first_flight 1941
gptkbp:height 10 ft 5 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label P-38 F Lightning
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:Allied_Forces
gptkbp:length 37 ft 10 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkbp:max_speed 414 mph
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight 14,000 lb
gptkbp:mission P-38 F Lightning intercepts Japanese bombers
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Fork-tailed_Devil
gptkb:Lightning
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
shootdown of Admiral Yamamoto
gptkbp:number_built 10,000+
gptkbp:operational_range 1,000 mi
gptkbp:price $97,000
gptkbp:produced_by 1941-1945
gptkbp:range 1,200 mi
gptkbp:retirement_year 1950s
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
interceptor
gptkbp:service_ceiling 44,000 ft
gptkbp:service_history used in Pacific Theater
gptkbp:services gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:1942
1941-1949
gptkbp:speed 360 mph
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:56th_Fighter_Group
gptkbp:successor P-38 J Lightning
gptkbp:top_speed 440 mph
gptkbp:variant P-38 E Lightning
gptkbp:wingspan 52 ft 0 in
52.0 ft