P-38L-5-L0 LIGHTNING Rolling Stock S AirForce 68-0245 "Ready Teddy"

S AirForce 68-0245 "Ready Teddy"

A 37 mm T9 cannon fired through the center of the propeller hub

Transferred to the Pacific in March 1942

the Prinz Eugen together with the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau

P-38L-5-L0 LIGHTNING Rolling Stock S AirForce 68-0245 "Ready Teddy"The P 38 'Lighting' was designed by the legendary engineer Clarence 'Kelly' Johnson. The fighter took it's first flight on January 27th,1939,and join the fight in 1942. It's one of the most powerful fighter of the Allied during the WWII,the nightmare of the enemy pilots. Many of the Ace pilots own his glory with the 'Lighting',including the best of the best,the one who made 40 kills,Major Richard Bong. The Japanese Naval Marshal General,Isoroku