P-38L Marge - Balade - NET-MAQUETTES

P-38L (P-38L)
Pays	Usa
Type	Chasseur
Sujet	Album de 45 photos walk-around d’un « P-38L »

Galerie de photos d’un P-38L Marge, Le Lockheed P-38 Foudre était un avion de chasse américain de la Seconde Guerre mondiale construit par Lockheed.

P-38L Marge 1

P-38L Marge 2

P-38L Marge 3

P-38L Marge 4

P-38L Marge 5

P-38L Marge 6

P-38L Marge 7

P-38L Marge 9

P-38L Marge 8

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P-38L Lightning Walk Around
Photographe	Michael Benolkin
Localisation	Inconnu
Photos	29

Foudre P-38L 1

Foudre P-38L 2

Foudre P-38L 3

Foudre P-38L 4

Foudre P-38L 5

P-38L Lightning 6

P-38L Lightning 7

P-38L Lightning 8

P-38L Lightning 9

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The Ace of Aces and His Lightning

Lla Foudre P-38L was the ultimate production version of Kelly Johnson’s twin-engine masterpiece. While the P-38 fought on all fronts, it became a legend in the Pacific. « Marge » was the most famous P-38 of them all—the personal aircraft of Major Richard I. Bong, the United States’ all-time leading ace with 40 confirmed victories. Named after his girlfriend (and future wife), Marge was a P-38L-5-LO that showcased the Lightning’s terrifying speed and concentrated nose-mounted firepower that decimated Japanese aircraft from the Philippines to Papua New Guinea.

Attribute	Technical Specification (P-38L)
Rôle	Heavy Fighter / Long-Range Interceptor
Crew	1 (Pilot)
Moteur	2 × Allison V-1710-111/113 liquid-cooled V12s (1,475 hp each)
Vitesse maximale	666 km/h (414 mph) at 25,000 ft
Climb Rate	14.1 m/s (2,780 ft/min)
Armement principal	1 × 20 mm Hispano M2 cannon & 4 × .50 cal Browning M2 MGs
Secondary Load	Up to 1,450 kg (3,200 lbs) of bombs or 10 × 5-inch rockets
Combat Range	2,100 km (1,300 miles) with drop tanks

Design Engineering: The Twin-Boom Advantage

Concentrated Nose Fire: Unlike most fighters where guns are in the wings (requiring « convergence »), the P-38’s guns were all in the nose. This meant no convergence was necessary; if a pilot could see the enemy in the sights, they could hit them at any range from 50 yards to 500 yards.
Counter-Rotating Props: To eliminate the « torque » that pulls single-engine planes to one side during takeoff, the P-38’s propellers rotated in opposite directions. This made the Lightning an exceptionally stable gun platform.
The P-38L « L » Factor: The L-model introduced power-boosted ailerons and dive flaps. Earlier P-38s suffered from « compressibility » in high-speed dives, where the controls would lock up. The dive flaps on the « L » allowed pilots to pull out of high-speed dives safely.
Turbo-Superchargers: Mounted on the top of the booms, these allowed the P-38 to maintain incredible power at high altitudes, far above the effective ceiling of many Japanese interceptors.

Operational History: Lightning Strikes Twice

Operation Vengeance: The P-38’s long range made it the only fighter capable of the mission to intercept Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto’s transport in 1943, flying a 1,000-mile round trip over the Pacific.
Richard Bong’s Score: Major Bong achieved all 40 of his kills in the P-38. He preferred « Marge » for its updated hydraulic boosters and the extra power of the 1,600 hp (war emergency) Allison engines.
Lla « Fork-Tailed Devil »: This was the nickname given to the P-38 by German Luftwaffe pilots (der Gabelschwanz-Teufel) because of its unique shape and the fact that its liquid-cooled engines were relatively quiet compared to radial-engine fighters like the P-47.
A Master of All Trades: The P-38 was so versatile it was used as a bomber (the « Droopsnoot »), a photo-reconnaissance plane (the F-5), and even a night fighter with a radar pod.