Lockheed P-38M Night Lightning

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was certainly one of the most outstanding aircraft of World War II in terms of its aerodynamic structure and design.
It was a revolutionary heavy fighter aircraft with a twin-boom fuselage in which the two engines were installed.
The pilot was located in a cockpit in the middle of the aircraft.
The P-38 was able to reach a top speed of over 660 km/h thanks to its two liquid-cooled V-1710 Allison engines with 12 cylinders and 1425 hp each.
She was armed with four Browning 12.7mm machine guns and one Hispano M2 cannon, ensuring highly effective firepower. The P38 was not particularly maneuverable compared to single-engine fighters of the time, but was very robust and stable.
Its enormous versatility made it a key aircraft for both Pacific operations and long-range bomber escort missions over Europe.
The P-38, with its distinctive shape, was nicknamed the “fork-tailed devil” by enemy pilots.

Plastic model kit

• two decal options

Scale 1:72

unbuilt / unpainted