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P-38 Lightning in 57 Extremely Interesting Facts, You Probably Don't Know

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The P-38 Lightning was the only successful twin-engine dogfighter of the World War II, and it served from Europe to the Pacific. The P-38 Lightning turned out to be a real "work horse" for the USAAF. It served around the world as a fighter, fighter-...read more

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Smooth, Sweet Sounds of the Allison V-1710 Engines on the Lockheed P-38 Lightnings! Goosebumps!

Amazing three videos of The Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino, California). Listen to the smooth, unusal exhaust note of the engines. These Allison V-1710, 12-cylinder engines were both turbocharged and supercharged (although the turbochargers, still present on the P-38J Lightning "23 Skidoo" are...read more

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Awesome Scene of Yamamoto's Death from Japanese World War II drama film

This is an impressive scene on Yamamoto's Death from "Isoroku Yamamoto" (2011) a Japanese World War II drama film about Isoroku Yamamoto. The plot of this scene is as follow: Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto and his team was trying to go back on Japan .. But they are surprised on US Air Force P 38...read more

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World War II Top 10 Fighter Aircrafts

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10. Hawker Hurricane (United Kingdom)
9. Kawasaki Ki-61 (Japan)
8. Lockheed P-38 Lightning (USA)
7. Lavochkin La-5 (Soviet Union)
6. Mitsubishi A6M Zero (Japan)
5. P-47 (USA)
4. Me-109 (Germany)
3. Spitfire (United Kingdom)
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10 Best WWII Fighter Aircraft (1939 -1945)

Here Are the 10 Best WWII Fighter Aircraft in service from 1939 -1945.. PLEASE NOTE !! : All Aircraft are based on overall performance & not necessarily on their overall impact on the war.

10. Grumman F4F Wildcat (USA)

9. Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero (Japan)

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