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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:fighter_aircraft
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:Lockheed
10,000 lb
10.4 ft
37.9 ft
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gptkbp:aircraft_role
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gptkb:Boxer
long-range escort fighter
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gptkbp:aircraft_type
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twin-engine fighter
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gptkbp:armament
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gptkb:bombs
4 × .50 in M2 Browning machine guns
1 × 20 mm M2 cannon
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gptkbp:ceiling
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44,000 ft
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gptkbp:combat_debut
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gptkb:1942
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gptkbp:crew
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gptkb:1
1 pilot
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gptkbp:cruise_speed
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360 mph
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gptkbp:design
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twin-boom configuration
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gptkbp:design_date
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1937
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gptkbp:design_feature
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gptkb:Racing
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gptkbp:engine
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gptkb:Allison_V-1710
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gptkbp:engine_power
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1,600 hp
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gptkbp:engine_type
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liquid-cooled V12
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gptkbp:famous_event
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shootdown of Admiral Yamamoto
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gptkbp:fighting_style
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:first_flight
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1941
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gptkbp:height
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10 ft 5 in
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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P-38 F Lightning
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gptkbp:length
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37 ft 10 in
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
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gptkbp:max_speed
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414 mph
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gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight
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14,000 lb
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Fork-tailed_Devil
gptkb:Lightning
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
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gptkbp:notable_mission
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P-38 F Lightning intercepts Japanese bombers
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gptkbp:notable_pilots
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gptkb:Major_Richard_Bong
Major Thomas Mc Guire
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gptkbp:number_built
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10,000+
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gptkbp:operational_range
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1,000 mi
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gptkbp:operational_theater
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gptkb:European_Theater
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gptkbp:price
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$97,000
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gptkbp:produces
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1941-1945
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gptkbp:range
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1,200 mi
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gptkbp:related_aircraft
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gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
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gptkbp:retirement
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1950s
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:bomber
interceptor
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gptkbp:service
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gptkb:1942
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
1941-1949
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gptkbp:service_history
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used in Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:squadron_history
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gptkb:56th_Fighter_Group
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gptkbp:successor
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P-38 J Lightning
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gptkbp:top_speed
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440 mph
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gptkbp:used_by
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gptkb:Allied_Forces
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gptkbp:variant
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P-38 E Lightning
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gptkbp:wingspan
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52 ft 0 in
52.0 ft
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:U._S._Army_Air_Corps
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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