RS Models – 92141 – P-38 E Lightning

Description:

P-38 E Lightning

Unassembled plastic model kit in 1/72 scale of a U.S. Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft introduced during WWII.

Decal sheet with 5 markings:

• 1. P-38E, 54th FG, 343rd FS, Attu, Aleutian Islands, late 1943,
• 2. P-38E, 54th FG, 343rd FS, Adak, Aleutian Islands, late 1942
• 3. P-38E, 54th FG, 343rd FS, Aleutian Island, spring 1943
• 4. P-38E, 54th FG, 343rd FS, Adak, Aleutian Islands, spring 1943
• 5. P-38E, 54th FG, 343rd FS, Adak, Aleutian Islands, spring 1943

First major production version for the USAAF was the P-38E. It differed from the D-version in having a 37mm cannon with the 15 rounds magazine replaced by a 20mm with 150 rounds. It also had a revised nose section with double the ammunition capacity of earlier versions, improved instrumentation and a revised hydraulic and electrical systems and a SCR-274N radio.

Operating in the Aleutians, the 54FS was the first unit to see combat in the Lightning, and the first kills scored by the P-38 were made by pilots in this unit.