Tamiya Aircraft Models 1/48 Scale U.S. Fighter Lockheed P-38H Lightning

THE LOCKHEED P-38 LIGHTNING IS AN AMERICAN SINGLE-SEAT, TWIN PISTON-ENGINED FIGHTER AIRCRAFT THAT WAS USED DURING WORLD WAR II. DEVELOPED FOR THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS BY THE LOCKHEED CORPORATION, THE P-38 INCORPORATED A DISTINCTIVE TWIN-BOOM DESIGN WITH A CENTRAL NACELLE CONTAINING THE COCKPIT AND ARMAMENT. ALONG WITH ITS USE AS A GENERAL FIGHTER, THE P-38 WAS USED IN VARIOUS AERIAL COMBAT ROLES, INCLUDING AS A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE FIGHTER-BOMBER, A NIGHT FIGHTER, AND A LONG-RANGE ESCORT FIGHTER WHEN EQUIPPED WITH DROP TANKS. THE P-38 WAS ALSO USED AS A BOMBER-PATHFINDER, GUIDING STREAMS OF MEDIUM AND HEAVY BOMBERS, OR EVEN OTHER P-38S EQUIPPED WITH BOMBS, TO THEIR TARGETS. USED IN THE AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE ROLE, THE P-38 ACCOUNTED FOR 90 PERCENT OF THE AERIAL FILM CAPTURED OVER EUROPE.