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| Picture No | 10219810 |
| Date | 1944 |
| Description | Lockheed P-38 'Lightning' in action; Second World War, 1944 |
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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.
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| Source | Illustration by C. E Turner in ‘The Illustrated London News’, 22 January 1944, pages 98-99 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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