Lockheed P-38 Lightning in action; Second World War, 1944
US Air Force Lockheed P-38 Lightning shooting down a German aeroplane during the Second World War. The Lightning was a highly successful twin-engined escort fighter, with a top speed of 360mph and a range of at least 1000 miles. This illustration was painted by C.E. Turner, the Illustrated London News special artist, from sketches made at an American airfield in Britain, 1944
Picture No
13731549
Media ID
45400193
Size
6333px x 3833px
(1.9MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by C.E. Turner in The Illustrated London News, 22 January 1944 pages 98-99. Image digitally colourised using AI
Date
1944
