P-38 Lightning

   On January 27, 1939, the Lockheed P-38 Lightning took its first flight. Nicknamed the "Fork-Tailed Devil", this particular P-38 is on display at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
    P-38s were used extensively during World War II for everything from reconnaissance to bombing to combat fighting. Production of them only went on during the war, ceasing in 1945 with the surrender of Japan. They were still used until being retired by the Air Force in 1949. Many were then sent to Italy and other countries air forces. Eventually most saw the scrap yard.