Lockheed P-38 Lightning - Gentle Annie 3D model

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The P-38J Lightning, a significant improvement over earlier models, featured better cockpit heating, efficient engine cooling, a flat bulletproof windscreen, additional wing fuel, and increased maneuverability. This aircraft was first used in combat operations from England in September 1943, making it the only fighter capable of escorting bombers into Germany. In the Pacific theater, the Lightning proved exceptional, with seven out of eight top-scoring USAAF aces using this model. On April 18, 1943, a P-38 ambushed and shot down an aircraft carrying Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a key figure in the Pearl Harbor raid. As a result, the P-38 became the standard USAAF fighter in the Pacific theater until the final stages of WWII.