Passage: On 20 September 1939, ka hor inta YP-38s ayaa la dhisay iyo duulimaad tijaabiyey, USAAF amartay 66 wax soo saarka hore P-38 Lightnings, 30 oo la gaarsiiyey USAAF badhtamihii 1941, laakiin ma dhammaan diyaaradaha, kuwaas oo ahaa hubaysan. diyaaradaha aan hubaysnayn ayaa markii dambe qalabaysan afar.50 in (12.7 mm) qoryaha mashiinka (halkii laba.50 in / 12.7 mm iyo laba.30 in / 7.62 mm ee ka horreeyay) iyo 37 ah (1.46 in) cannon. Waxay sidoo kale lahaa galaas hubeysan, qol qol iyo kontaroolada fluorescent. Mid ka mid ah waxaa lagu dhamaystiray qol cadaadis guud ahaan ku salaysan tijaabo ah oo loogu talagalay XP-38A.
XP-38A