Lockheed P-38L Lightning at the Evergreen Aviation Museum

Introduced in 1939, the P-38 was a fast and powerful aircraft. Equally adept as a fighter of a light bomber, and with enough armament to sink a ship, the P-38 was rightly feared by the Germans, who called it the “Twin-tailed Devil.” In the Pacific theatre, a P-38 is credited with downing the plane carrying Japanese Admiral Yamamoto, who planned and executed the attack on Pearl Harbor. This P-38 was delivered late in World War II, and was later used as a reconnaissance airplane. It remains in flying condition.

Photo by Cliff West

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