1:72 US P-38J Lightning Carson 1446 510001446

Art.Nr.: 510001446
Art.bezeichnung: 1:72 US P-38J Lightning

Model Dim.: 16,0 cm

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The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was certainly one of the foremost aircraftof WW2 in terms of aerodynamic structure and design. It was arevolutionary heavy fighter with a twin-boom fuselage where the twoengines were installed. The pilot was accommodated in a leading-edgecockpit at the centre of the aircraft. The P-38 could reach a top speedof over 660 km/h thanks to its two 12 cylinders liquid cooled V-1710Allison engines, each capable of 1,425hp. It was armed with fourBrowning 12.7 mm machine guns and one Hispano M2 cannon which ensuredhighly effective firepower. The P38 was not particularly manoeuvrablecompared to other single-engine fighters of the period, but it was veryrobust and stable. Its huge versatility made it a key aircraft both onoperations in the Pacific theatre and on escort missions for long-rangebombers over Europe. The P-38 with its characteristic shape and its‘fear effect’ was nicknamed ‘the fork-tailed devil’ by enemy pilots.

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