Steve Hinton’s Fighter Rebuilders, with assistance from museum volunteers, performed a 13-month restoration of the P-38 at Chino. The museum’s Lightning has seen a little Hollywood screen time ...

There’s the P-38 Lightning, which was flown by America’s all-time Ace of Aces, Major Richard “Dick” Bong. There’s the P-47 Thunderbolt AKA “The Flying Bathtub” AKA “The Jug ...

Said Reese. Reese and his grandson are currently working on a model P-38 lightning. Once complete, they say they will begin constructing a Corsair that they’ve already purchased, both eager to ...

as well as nose art inspired by Kunkle’s own P-38 Lightning. These visual elements are meant to bring the legacy of the 401st Fighter Squadron, part of the 370th Fighter Group under the 9th Air ...