BY REQUEST: HOW TO RETRACT THE LOCKHEED P-38 LIGHTNING LADDER. The ladder is how the pilot would climb on to the aircraft to enter the cockpit. 🤓 SPECIAL THANKS TO JEREMY M. whose idea it was to go to the museum today. @scottklaers for taking time out of his busy day for us. @worldwariiaviation for allowing us such an opportunity to experience and share these rare pieces of history. To @av8rstuff for sponsoring these posts. 🫶 #pilot #aviation #airplane #flight #fly #trendingreels #museum #colo

31K views · 332 reactions | Footage of restoration crews from the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force moving the Lockheed P-38L Lightning back into the WWII Gallery. This aircraft and others were temporarily moved from the WII Gallery to make room for the Memphis Belle Exhibit opening events. | War History Online | Facebook

It's one thing to see the "Fork-Tailed Devil" from the ground. It's another to be in the cockpit. Turn your sound UP for this one. We're taking you inside the legendary P-38 Lightning for a full-throttle flight at Flying Legends. Experience the pilot's-eye view and hear that incredible, unmistakable growl of the twin Allison engines as it carves up the sky. This is pure aviation history, raw and loud. Watch the full video now. #P38Lightning #FlyingLegends #Warbird #EngineSound #CockpitView #Fork

Japanese Pilots Were Shocked by America’s P 38 Lightnings in the Solomons Discover the untold story of how the Lockheed P-38 Lightning revolutionized aerial warfare in the Pacific Theater during World War II. This comprehensive documentary explores the shocking first encounters between Japanese Zero pilots and American P-38s over the Solomon Islands in December 1942, when the twin-boomed fighter's unprecedented speed, altitude capability, and firepower shattered Japanese air superiority. Follow