When World War II began, the Lockheed P-38 Lightning stood out in American service. It had twin engines on slim booms, a central pod for the pilot and guns, and could fly farther and higher than ...

Richard Bong was the United States’ top ace pilot during the Second World War, scoring 40 aerial victories during his time in the war. Many of those kills happened behind the stick of a P-38 fighter ...

Truman Benedict, World War II P-38 pilot, prominent educator, former Capistrano Valley Unified School District Superintendent, and former mayor of San Clemente, passed away peacefully May 23 at his ...

After scoring his first kill, the American P-38 pilot's mission turns personal when his wingman is shot down. This video details the solo revenge mission that followed, using gun camera logic to ...

Before the arrival of the vaunted North American P-51D Mustang, towards the end of World War II, U.S. forces relied on other, less superlative aircraft for long-range bomber escorts—primarily the ...