{"product_id":"9780897478496","title":"P-38 Lightning in Action","description":"The book traces the development and combat history of the twin-engine, twin-boom, Lockheed P-38 Lightning from the first flight of the XP-38 in January 1939 through a succession of models, ending with the electronic-laden, two-seat P-38M. Created on the drawing boards of two of America's most notable aircraft designers - Hall Hibbard and Clarence 'Kelly' Johnson - the P-38 Lightning was the only U.S. pursuit plane to remain in continuous production throughout WWII. In the Southwestern Pacific, the P-38 served as the U.S.Army Air Force's primary long-range fighter prior to the arrival of the P-51D Mustang. Top American air aces and Medal-of-Honor winners Richard Bong and Thomas McGuire both flew Lightning's, and it was a P-38 that brought down Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's plane in April 1943. The Lightning saw service in Europe too, and it was after flying a P-38 to assess the progress of the Normandy Invasion in 1944, that U.S. Lt. Gen. Jimmy Doolittle referred to the Lightning as \"the sweetest-flying plane in the sky.\" Illustrated with more than 150 period photographs, a third of them rare original color photos, plus color profiles and detailed line drawings.","brand":"Truth of Life, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47023238611184,"sku":"9780897478496","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780897478496_p0.jpg?v=1763858823","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780897478496","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}