BY REQUEST: HOW TO RETRACT THE LOCKHEED P-38 LIGHTNING LADDER. The ladder is how the pilot would climb on to the aircraft to enter the cockpit. 🤓 SPECIAL THANKS TO JEREMY M. whose idea it was to go to the museum today. @scottklaers for taking time out of his busy day for us. @worldwariiaviation for allowing us such an opportunity to experience and share these rare pieces of history. To @av8rstuff for sponsoring these posts. 🫶 #pilot #aviation #airplane #flight #fly #trendingreels #museum #colo

The P-38 Lightning has an unusual cockpit feature for a fighter. The center nacelle is narrow, which means a floor-mounted stick would not have had enough room for full side to side movement. To give pilots complete aileron authority, Lockheed equipped the Lightning with a yoke instead of the traditional stick. #FHCAM #WWII #WWIIHistory #Warbirds #P38Lightning #History | Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum

BUILDING A LEGEND: The P-38 Lightning & The Angels Who Made It Fly [RESTORED & COLORIZED] FULL MOVIE: https://youtu.be/p5vTxlMUya4 �This documentary presents the restored and colorized 1943 War Department film, "Angels in Overalls," showcasing the production of the legendary Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter. #P38Lightning #WWII #RestoredFilm #colorizedhistory #Lockheed #aviationdaily #AviationHistory | Aviation And History

Japanese Pilots Were Shocked by America’s P 38 Lightnings in the Solomons Discover the untold story of how the Lockheed P-38 Lightning revolutionized aerial warfare in the Pacific Theater during World War II. This comprehensive documentary explores the shocking first encounters between Japanese Zero pilots and American P-38s over the Solomon Islands in December 1942, when the twin-boomed fighter's unprecedented speed, altitude capability, and firepower shattered Japanese air superiority. Follow