P38 Lightning at Cosford

This video is of Lockheed P-38J Lightning N3145X on one of her first displays in the uk after a 4 year return to flight.The video was shot at the 1992 Cosford Airshow.This aircraft was lost 4 year later on 14/07/1996 in a tragic accident at Duxford.Here she is in happier times in a fantastic silver D-DAY finish.

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• P38
• Lightning
• Cosford

[JPStrikesBack]

@lqr824 You climb. Get above the enemy and then dive down on him. Look at the climb rate of the P38 and the maximum ceiling. Then compare that to whatever opponent OR allied plane of the era. The P38 would outclimb the P51 and had a higher ceiling by 4,000 feet. With the guns mounted in the nose you were firing straight on, so distance from target was not as much of an issue as it was for wing-mounted guns

[terr0rwolf]

One of my favorite planes of this era. My grandfather had seen them, he flew for a while a ME-109 defending Berlin. They called it "Gabelschwanzteufel". I also read the book about "Glacier Girl" - let's hope there aren't any more losses :)

[XxBillyGoatNinjaxX]

My great-grandfather flew and i think died in one of these.... 3 crashes later lol

[MARINECORPS1251]

@terr0rwolf so your grandfather was the enemy, great...

[EricH928]

Regarding throttle steering--I've heard that you could throttle steer this airplane, max throttle one engine and min the other--I bet that would wake you the heck up. A beautiful plane that could dogfight and pound the ground.

[mrceebees14]

In any WW2 fighter game, when playing German this bitch of a plane is always one I worry about getting on my 6 and lazoring me from like 800 meters away.

[Manul4eg]

Мишка Балу на таком рассекал в м/ф "Чудеса на виражах")...

[mrceebees14]

It looks like something out of Star Wars.

[aleex2567]

i like that plane i wish i had it