P-38 Lightning - Sweat Shirt P-40 becoming Imperial Airways

becoming Imperial Airways

This record breaking jet-powered medium bomber entered RAF service in 1952 and served a remarkable 55 years

Shopping for someone else but not sure what to give them

the Canberra and Lightning jets

notably engaging Russian reconnaissance aircraft that were 'testing' the UK's air defences

P-38 Lightning - Sweat Shirt P-40 becoming Imperial AirwaysLockheed P 38 Lightning Designed by Clarence 'Kelly' Johnson, the Lightning first flew in 1939 and entered military service in 1941. It had a distinctive design with a central nacelle and twin booms. The P 38 was most successful in the Pacific theatre, flown by aces such as Richard Bong, Thomas McGuire and Charles H. MacDonald. The Honduran Air Force used the Lightning right up until 1965.