Fork-Tailed Devils: The Daring Pilots of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning скачать в хорошем качестве

Fork-Tailed Devils: The Daring Pilots of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning

Get a glimpse of the young WWII pilots. Jim Tyler. 1st Lt. Jim Tyler was a P-38 pilot who served in Italy in 1944-45 with the 15th Air Force in the 14th Fighter Group, 48th Fighter Squadron. Learn about America's Ace of Aces, Richard Bong. USAAF Major - Medal of Honor, DSC, Silver Star with 1 OLC (Oak Leaf Cluster), Distinguished Flying Cross (British) DFC with 6 OLCs, Air Medal with 14 OLCs. Visit the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum: fagenfighterswwiimuseum.org Richard "Dick" Ira Bong (September 24, 1920 – August 6, 1945) was a United States Army Air Forces major and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II. He was one of the most decorated American fighter pilots and the country's top flying ace in the war, credited with shooting down 40 Japanese aircraft, all with the Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter. He died in California while testing a Lockheed P-80 jet fighter shortly before the war ended. Bong was posthumously inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1986 and has several commemorative monuments named in his honor around the world, including an airport, two bridges, a theater, a veterans historical center, a recreation area, a neighborhood terrace, and several avenues and streets, including the street leading to the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. Bong's ability as a fighter pilot was recognized while he was training in northern California. He was commissioned a second lieutenant and awarded his pilot wings on January 19, 1942. His first assignment was as an instructor (gunnery) pilot at Luke Field, Arizona, from January to May 1942. His first operational assignment was on May 6 to the 49th Fighter Squadron (FS), 14th Fighter Group at Hamilton Field, California, where he learned to fly the twin-engine Lockheed P-38 Lightning. On June 12, 1942, Bong flew very low ("buzzed") over a house in nearby San Anselmo, the home of a pilot who had just been married. He was cited and temporarily grounded for breaking flying rules, along with three other P-38 pilots who had looped around the Golden Gate Bridge on the same day. P-38 Lightning The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps by the Lockheed Corporation, the P-38 incorporated a distinctive twin-boom design with a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Along with its use as a general fighter, the P-38 was used in various aerial combat roles, including as a highly effective fighter bomber, a night fighter, and a long-range escort fighter when equipped with drop tanks. General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 37 ft 10 in (11.53 m) Wingspan: 52 ft 0 in (15.85 m) Height: 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m) Wing area: 327.5 sq ft (30.43 m2) Aspect ratio: 8.26 Airfoil: root: NACA 23016; tip: NACA 4412 Empty weight: 12,800 lb (5,806 kg) Gross weight: 17,500 lb (7,938 kg) Max takeoff weight: 21,600 lb (9,798 kg) Powerplant: 2 × Allison V-1710 (-111 left hand rotation and -113 right hand rotation) V-12 liquid-cooled turbo-supercharged piston engine, 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) each WEP at 60 inHg (2.032 bar) and 3,000 rpm Propellers: 3-bladed Curtiss electric constant-speed propellers (LH and RH rotation) Performance Maximum speed: 414 mph (666 km/h, 360 kn) on Military Power: 1,425 hp (1,063 kW) at 54 inHg (1.829 bar), 3,000 rpm and 25,000 ft (7,620 m) Cruise speed: 275 mph (443 km/h, 239 kn) Stall speed: 105 mph (169 km/h, 91 kn) Combat range: 1,300 mi (2,100 km, 1,100 nmi) Ferry range: 3,300 mi (5,300 km, 2,900 nmi) Service ceiling: 44,000 ft (13,000 m) Rate of climb: 4,750 ft/min (24.1 m/s) Lift-to-drag: 13.5 Wing loading: 53.4 lb/sq ft (261 kg/m2) Power/mass: 0.16 hp/lb (0.26 kW/kg) Drag area: 8.78 sq ft (0.82 m2) Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0268 Armament Guns: 1× Hispano M2(C) 20 mm cannon with 150 rounds 4× M2 Browning machine gun 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns with 500 rpg. Rockets: 4× M10 three-tube 4.5 in (112 mm) M8 rocket launchers; or: Bombs: Inner hardpoints: 2× 2,000 lb (907 kg) bombs or drop tanks; or 2× 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs or drop tanks, plus either 4× 500 lb (227 kg) bombs or 4× 250 lb (113 kg) bombs; or 6× 500 lb (227 kg) bombs; or 6× 250 lb (113 kg) bombs Outer hardpoints: 10× 5 in (127 mm) HVARs (High Velocity Aircraft Rockets); or 2× 500 lb (227 kg) bombs; or 2× 250 lb (113 kg) bombs Visit the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum: fagenfighterswwiimuseum.org Watch more aircraft, heroes, and their stories and missions ➤    / @dronescapes   To support/join the channel ➤    / @dronescapes   IG ➤   / dronescapesvideos   FB ➤   / dronescapesvideos   X/Twitter ➤ https://dronescapes.video/2p89vedj THREADS ➤ https://www.threads.net/@dronescapesv... #p38 #richardbong #aviation