The Snapshots in Time Collection
P-38 Lightning Fighter in Flight Over Forward Airfield, CBI Theater, World War II
A twin-boom P-38 Lightning fighter climbs away from a forward airfield during World War II. Fast and heavily armed, the P-38 served in escort, reconnaissance, and ground-attack roles across the China-Burma-India theater, operating from austere airstrips cut from the jungle and hills. Project: 218089