In the Pacific Theater, P-38s downed over 1,800 Japanese aircraft, and more than 100 P-38 pilots became “aces.” Before the arrival of the vaunted North American P-51D Mustang, towards the end ...

And while the P-38 is not remembered as fondly as other, more iconic aircraft of the conflict, like the Mustang, the Spitfire, the Me 109, or the Zero, the P-38 deserves credit for a significant ...