The Lockheed P-38 Lightning including the F-4 and F-5

Airframe and Miniature No.19

Author: Richard A. Franks
Published: Valiant Wings Publishing

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Here’s some additional information from the publisher…

The P-38 Lightning is a popular aircraft type with modellers and has recently been the subject of several new toolings in all scales. Our latest book goes some way towards unpicking the different variants and colourful schemes that apply to the type.

This nineteenth book in our much-acclaimed series contains 256 pages packed with vital information that no active modeller and USAAF enthusiast should be without.

The P-38 Lightning contains:

• 60+ pages of technical information
• 60+ pages of walk-around images and technical diagrams
• 8+ pages of camouflage and markings
• 25+ pages of model builds and modelling information
• 200+ photographs including wartime images
• Colour side views and four-views by Richard J. Caruana
• 3D isometric views of all variants by Wojciech Sankowski
• Specially commissioned extensive full kit builds of the Hobby 2000/Dragon P-38J and Anigrand Craftworks XP-58 in 1:72nd scale, and the Hasegawa P-38J and Tamiya P-38F in 1:48th scale by Steve A. Evans
• Specially commissioned front cover artwork by Jerry Boucher
• Bonus set of 1:48 scale plans.