German Pilots Laughed at the P-38 Lightning — Until It Outflew Everything in the Sky скачать в хорошем качестве

German Pilots Laughed at the P-38 Lightning — Until It Outflew Everything in the Sky

In 1942, German pilots mocked America’s strange-looking twin-engine fighter — the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. It was big, heavy, and unlike anything else in the sky. But by the end of the war, the same pilots who laughed at it would come to fear it. This is the story of how the P-38 went from a controversial design to one of the most feared aircraft of World War II. From the freezing skies over Europe to the jungles of the Pacific, the Lightning became a legend — a symbol of American engineering and pilot skill. Discover how it outmaneuvered the Luftwaffe, how it became the first Allied plane to shoot down a German jet, and how its pilots turned it into one of the deadliest weapons of the air war.