BY REQUEST: HOW TO RETRACT THE LOCKHEED P-38 LIGHTNING LADDER. The ladder is how the pilot would climb on to the aircraft to enter the cockpit. 🤓 SPECIAL THANKS TO JEREMY M. whose idea it was to go to the museum today. @scottklaers for taking time out of his busy day for us. @worldwariiaviation for allowing us such an opportunity to experience and share these rare pieces of history. To @av8rstuff for sponsoring these posts. 🫶 #pilot #aviation #airplane #flight #fly #trendingreels #museum #colo

Few warbirds command attention quite like the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. With its unmistakable twin-boom design and powerful engines growling through the clouds. To the Allies, it was a marvel of engineering and versatility. To the Axis, it was a nightmare in the sky. Nicknamed the "Fork-Tailed Devil" by the Germans it was a flying symbol of American airpower and innovation. #ww2 #aviation #military | World War II Aircraft