The p-38 is an American type 1 interceptor, a subsonic type 1 fighter.The p-38 is a single-seat, twin-engine, flat-wing fighter with many excellent features, high speed, heavy armor and powerful firepower. It was also the only fighter that could compete with the Japanese zero at the beginning of the Pacific war.P - 38 fighter in 1936 (Lockheed) developed by the United States, Locke sid, company began to develop, hosted by the legendary kelly Johnson design, the company developed the first military aircraft, on June 23, 1937 the U.S. army adopted the Lockheed's design, in January 1939, XP - 38 prototype consign is used, the first flight successfully on 27 January, 1941, [1] it is widely used in the Pacific, one of the most famous record is shot down over the bougainville island yamamoto machine. [2]P - 38 fighterDevelopment timeIn 1936-1939Service timeIn 1941,Come from baidu VTOL Flaps