P-38 Lightning
| Type: | Pusher biplane |
| Role: | Heavy Fighter |
| Top speed: | 414 mph / 667 kph |
| Service Ceiling: | 44,000' / 13,400 m |
| Range: | 1,300 mi / 3,640 km |
| Weight: | 12,800 lbs / 5,800 kg |
| Wingspan: | 52′ 0″ / 15.85 m |
| Length: | 37′ 10″ / 11.53 m |
| Height: | 12' 10″ / 3.91 m |
| Engine Type: | 2 1,600 hp Allison V-1710-111/113 V-12 Piston Engines |
| Crew: | 1 |
| Designer(s): | Clarence "Kelly" Johnson |
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed |
| Number Manufactured: | 10,037 |
| Country of Origin: | United States |
| First Flight: | January 27, 1939 |
| Retired: | 1965 |
| Guns: | 20 mm Cannon 4 M2 .50 in / 12.7 mm Machine Guns |
| Bombs: | 4000 lbs of bombs or rockets. |