P-38: References & Edit History
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The history and use of the fighter are covered in Gene Gurney, Famous Aircraft: The P-38 Lightning (1969); Joe Christy and Jeffrey L. Ethell, P-38 Lightning at War (1978); and Jeffrey L. Ethell and Rikyu Watanabe, P-38 Lightning (1983), a well-illustrated study.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: Warfare History Network - What Made the Lockheed P-38 Lightning So Special? | Sep 17, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: World War II Database - P-38 Lightning Heavy Fighter. | Oct 09, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum - Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning. | Apr 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: IOPscience - IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science - Preservation of underwater cultural heritage: utilization of Lockheed P-38 lightning aircraft in Lae-Lae Island waters as a diving attraction (PDF). | Jan 31, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Museum of World War II Aviation - Lockheed P-38 Lightning. | Dec 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Weapons and Warfare - P-38 LIGHTENING Redux. | Sep 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The American Heritage Museum - Lockheed P-38 Lightning. | Sep 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Why the P-38 Flunked Europe. | May 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Aviation History Online Museum - Lockheed P-38 Lightning. | Mar 21, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - What Made the Lockheed P-38 Lightning So Special? | Feb 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Lockheed Martin - The P-38: When Lightning Strikes. | Sep 08, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - P-38 Lightning. | Apr 27, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - P-38 Lightning. | Nov 17, 2010 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Lockheed P-38 Lightning. | Nov 17, 2010 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Lockheed P-38 Lightning. | Nov 17, 2010 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Lockheed P-38 Lightning. | Nov 17, 2010 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Museum of Flight - Lockheed P-38L Lightning. | Nov 17, 2010 | ||
| Added image of Lockheed P-38. | Apr 14, 2010 | ||
| New bibliography added. | Jun 27, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jun 27, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 04, 1999 |
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