P-38 Lightning Reno RacerLockheed P 38 Lightning Reno Racing airplane model. , Mahogany Wood. Scale: 1 32. Wingspan 19 1 2 inches, Length 14 1 4 inches.

the "fastest human alive" but it was quite apparent that there were still many mysteries to be solved concerning supersonic flight

Its first flight took place on February 9

China to protect the Burma Road

and nuclear devices

Analysis of data captured in Germany after World War II indicated that the delta-shaped wing would take the most advantage of jet propulsion for fast-climbing interceptor fighters

longer fuselage) of the Model 727

wing flaps

classify and identify objects and share that information with operational forces

in mid-1976

The aircraft was fitted with an AN/APS-6 radar in an external radome underneath the nose

including 360 A-6E's (120 new and 240 converted from A's)

294 enemy aircraft