FIVE (5) P-38 Lightnings in the air AT ONCE !!! @ 2013 PLANES OF FAME AIR SHOW

[@louisevittitow1234]

what a great plane ,I had the pleasure of flying one all over Europe 1944 and 1945. 48 fighter sq. 14 fighter group, 10 army air force. i just turned 97 and still think i could fly one. enjoyed the beautiful photography Captain Lin vittitow vittitow

[@kdcobra64]

Lightning Lady

[@la_old_salt2241]

Thank you for your service sir. Rob, USNR, 1987-1995

[@brianheaton5521]

Thank you sir.. Beautiful plane. I'd take this over a F-22 all day..

[@jonathanc.gillespie4897]

This gentleman passed away in 2017. RIP and blue skies, sir.

[@Diax1324]

@@jonathanc.gillespie4897 Incredible that he lived to comment on an HD video of the same type of aircraft.

[@TJDOZIER1]

There are currently 7 flyable P-38's in the world. 6 in North America and 1 in Europe. Our presentation of 5 flying P-38's at the Planes of Fame Air Show 2013 was the largest gathering of flying P-38's at an airshow since WWII. The Planes of Fame Air Show 2013 DVD will feature onboard video footage from several of these aircraft, plus a special air-to-air version of all 5 flying in formation. The Planes of Fame Air Show 2013 DVD will be available online and in our giftshop in the near future.

[@scottgolden2766]

Tom Dozier have they done that again? 5 planes at one air show

[@swspartanhwk]

such beautiful plane hope to one day be able to get a ride in it along with the b-24 which my grandfather flew in during the war

[@ryanupchurch9683]

For blessings

[@DavidSmith-xs3or]

I've never seen that many airworthy Lightnings together, except, of course, in old wartime film. I love them in the old army colors.

[@shelbyseelbach9568]

David Smith you've still only seen them on film, what's the difference?

[@gdub454]

my absolute fave WWII airplane...man..they were so frikn badass!!..such a beautiful bird..whats interesting is the guy who created the P-38 Lightning..Kelly Johnson..also designed the SR-71 Blackbird...man that guy definitely earned his money and then some...just awesome times a thousand...))

[@patch5859]

gdub454 Amen!!!

[@prreith]

ONE '38 at an airshow, a treat, two, pretty sweet, this... a dream. They seem to have the coolest birds at Chino! Thanks for posting

[@DeltaSniperZRR]

Keep them flying, for ever!

[@YoFool.1506]

In my opinion one of the most gorgeous planes of the era, right next to the F6F Hellcat and P-51

[@jrg7951]

No one under the age of 80 has probably ever seen that many together since the war.

[@42lookc]

Awesome. Just awesome. The P38 was the pinnacle of romance of the piston-powered airplane.

[@RobertBohnen]

Very Beautiful Aircraft. Always loved the P-38. And to see five of them flying together these days is pretty spectacular! Thanks for the Great Video!

[@vetsaway]

I think you could.I'm a nam vet and vets don't stop what they were good at.Thank you for your service.

[@Red5]

What a beautiful sight!! I wish I could have been there in person. I'm glad red bulls shiny bling mobile wasn't invited lol

[@jimfowler5930]

Had the pleasure of seeing Glacier Girl at the Sun-n-Fun years ago. God bless the pilots and ground crews.

[@mattinsley1721]

Oh man, I was there that day. Made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. I knew I was seeing something that may never happen again. Absolutely awesome!

[@Spawn-td8bf]

Beautiful, absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing. Take care and God Bless from Florida.

[@AFRetired-jz2gm]

Actually, this isn't the 1st time that 5 P-38s flew together in recent history. In June 2010, there was a gathering of 5 P-38s that flew together at the Mather Field air show near Sacramento, CA. It was great watching those old war birds fly.

[@willy5373]

My favorite flying machine of all time is the P38

[@charlottechockiesimons9022]

What a thrill to see this! I'm in the process of writing the history of my Uncle, Bob Faurot, who was a P-38 Pilot from the 39th Squadron, 5th Air Force. He was killed in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea just a few months before I was born. The history is to be featured at the Heritage Flight Museum, Bellingham, WA. This is the first time I've seen a P-38 in the air. Thank you!

[@jayfelsberg1931]

What a video. The father of a boyhood friend flew P-38s in Alaska during WW II and was still in love with it.. He modeled it and several other variants.

[@paulm5197]

I've seen P-38s in flight before. What an amazing airplane! As I understand it, it pretty much swept the Pacific skies of Japanese Zeroes, gaining air superiority and ensuring ultimate victory.

[@chuckmiller4871]

At least there's no music added. Thank you for that and a great video.

[@jefftaylor4707]

Great footage of a fantastic aircraft .P38s were stationed 6 miles from my home in rural Northamptonshire, England during the war, just up the road from Molesworth and the B17,s of the Hells Angels.God bless them all for their sacrifice.Keep the "little friends" flying.

[@elliottprice6084]

Awesome. My favourite war bird

[@mike104740]

I find it real amazing how quiet those are

[@laurierybaczyk6218]

Awesome coverage of such a historical moment! Got to see it live, glad to see it again! Good job!

[@OsceolaLongBeard]

my favorite plane. what a site!

[@cmckenn]

If memory serves, I believe Glacier Gal is the P-38 they recovered under the ice.

[@bigroy38]

True

[@Zooboo1]

In the late 50s...every Saturday morning 20 P38s would fly like clockwork in 4 formations of 5 ..fly from I think Mitchell Field LI to Massachusetts over Dutchess County New York. A great sight. Years later..30 years at least ...my friend told me his father was in that formation as a reservist doing the Saturday trip.

[@paulm5197]

I won't bore you with thanking you for your service, sir. You did your duty, as all we veterans did, and for most of us that's enough. I envy your experience, though. The P-38 is a beautiful airplane. FWIW, I watched Chuck Yeager and a friend, both about 75, fly P-51s at the EAA Convention at Oshkosh, WI. They raced around the pattern, pulling lots of gees. I have no doubt you could fly a P-38.

[@richardhughes6492]

The most beautiful airplane ever! And, an extremely versatile/successful weapon!

[@skoot2u]

Beautiful aircraft and a great upload.I didn't even know that this many were still flying,5*.

[@Lightjug]

Nicely filmed, thank you!

[@hawkplaya94]

They are all gorgeous!! Wish I could have seen this in person!!

[@PlaneBrain1JB]

Wow! It's not often will see that in person. Great video, Spencer!

[@airfreak1010]

Flying art pieces, simply beautiful!

[@michaelgaley9532]

The plane that brought down Admiral Yamamoto thanks to the code breakers they knew what and where he was going. The transport never had a chance against the Lighting.

[@1MTSRider]

My parents, a friend of mine and a co-worker went to this show in Chino. They loved it. Wishn' I could've gone too.

[@Trojan0304]

Thanks for the great camera shoot

[@robertfrancone9035]

Absolutely gorgeous birds!!!!

[@Cybop-xd9mm]

Seeing those in person was the best thing ever

[@jarheads88]

Thank you for this great post

[@TERIPOTTER]

growing up in the Detroit suburbs, I was luck enough to see this beautiful bird.. the sound was distinctive .. this would have been in the late 50s or early 60s. I would love to see them fly again. So sad there are only 7 left.........

[@nscalefun]

Excellent filming and thank you for sharing. Keep up the good work.

[@rickroscoe4734]

50,000 hours of flying means 5.7 years in flight for one man. Amazing.

[@Snipe4261]

That's amazing. I didn't know there were so many that could still fly.

[@saburusakai]

Magnificent. Thanx for posting this, and for the great vid work; U did some of the best cam work I've seen like this. Such a rare event; I do so miss going to these airshows with my cameras. What an event, 5 at once. Im also greatful the announcer let us hear the Allisons as they flew by. What an event. I sure dnloaded this one.

[@brucerobinson7295]

Selfidge air show late 90's had a P-38 in the markings of Putt-Putt Maru 475th fighter group South Pacific those Allison's unbeleavable had groosebumps only time ever seen one won't ever forget Bruce

[@C.Pineda2018]

Crazy! Only 6 airworthy Lightnings left... Five of them at one show? Awesome!

[@BrianPatronie]

There's 'a P-38F just out of restoration that is the only P-38 that has combat hours on it. They pulled it out of a swamp in New Guinea. It's a pretty bird!

[@njsullyalex2744]

@c9j9RT Likely painted to represent a combat aircraft, though probably did not see combat itself.

[@AlanRoehrich9651]

@@njsullyalex2744 Considering that it is a P-38F, recovered from New Guinea, and on of the pilots who flew it here has confirmed it, I'm pretty sure it's a real combat aircraft.

[@markim5087]

So freaking cool, it’s crazy to see the pictures of 100’s of them piled high for scraping,many almost new ,just tossed on top of the others ..shame no one thought about the future of aviation history after the war !!! We could have had another 100 or even a 1000 of each fighter still flying today allowing so many more pilots to enjoy them,while also making it cheaper to do so,& allowing our kids to learn the history of freedom first hand still !

[@dkooj]

I'd flip out just to see ONE at an airshow. But FIVE!!!

[@claudiobs918]

Love the one with drop tanks

[@alexacrim]

My fave plane. Beautiful!!

[@EdCali1]

Awesome camera work! I need to up my game.

[@fishsquishguy1833]

Love airshows and have been going my entire life. Never seen my favorite plane flying once though, the P 38. Would have loved to have seen five at once! Looks like the F35 demo team should be doing the air show circuit so hoping they have an original Lightning for the Heritage flight.

[@smckinney3mckinney141]

PLEASE don't overlook "GlacierGirl",I believe she is still down @ the Middlesborro Ky Airport where she was restored&put back together.Don't know if she is airworthy,does anyone have that information?

[@drbichat5229]

Smckinney3 Mckinney Glacier Girl is at 0:13 in the video and led the formation

[@michaelnaisbitt1639]

Classic fighters Beautiful lines to them

[@moonspots01]

Amazing.

[@jessandlysh]

Love to read it when you're done!

[@Mikeylikesit1968]

Awesome video

[@ktg1012]

Awesome! I like watching planes do aerobatics.

[@Hardballleather]

I can't get over how each engine pontoon (if you will) looks like the fuselage of a p40 war hawk

[@timivers8823]

Beautiful birds

[@johnosbourn4312]

Beautiful!

[@modshaman]

I don't know what to say , I'm speechless .

[@afterburner2869]

They sounded like jets when they all flew over together.

[@StealthDonut1]

I think the original pilot of Glacier Girl, who landed her in Greenland due to that ice storm, would be amazed at what kind of celebrity that plane is today!

[@396TurboJet]

3:36 -- Okay! I want to see the video footage from _those_ cameras!!

[@jrg7951]

No one under the age of 80 has probably ever seen this many flying at once.

[@deafsmith1006]

After WW2 they were selling these planes for $1500 and even threw in a tank of gas to any American buyer. Pity my Grandmother didn't buy a few and stick them in a barn for me!

[@Nova-ne1il]

Deaf Smith I forget what plan it is now I know its one of the flying ones my dad would play in in phx in the 50s.most where demolished but one went on to be restored and my dad always told me the p40 only cost 400!!!!

[@chainlightning58]

Such a cool sound. Almost like a jet...but better.

[@KRW628]

P-51; coolest propellor airplane ever made. P-38; BADDEST propellor airplane ever made.

[@pepsidoggo1598]

Michael Powell What do you mean by baddest?

[@bigsteve6200]

They once Ruled the Sky !.

[@flyurway]

Very nice!

[@w.martin9992]

Incredible.

[@tanadornchatchalorn1315]

p 38 nick name twin tail devil

[@xfire7]

Amazing 👏 .

[@ryanupchurch9683]

The nickname was angel in overalls. It wasn’t the best at anything. But it did its best everywhere. A lot of aces in this airframe. It’s downfall was it was twice as expensive as other airframes. Imagine a p38 with super props?

[@choiyena3729]

Old but gold Striker 1945

[@marryellen7713]

What was the better of the two aircraft, p-38 or p-51? Actual facts. I wonder why the p-38 disappeared so quickly and why the p-51 stayed.

[@Panzer-535]

Range, airspeed, and armament, the P-51 was better. P-38 was widely used, but was primarily in the Pacific Theater while the P-51 served in pretty much every theater. the P-51 was also cheaper to produce. as an escort, the P-51 could tangle with ME-109 and FW-190 better than the P-38 could.

[@AlanRoehrich9651]

@@Panzer-535 Actually, the P-38 maintained the greatest combat radius of any U.S fighter. At no time did a current production P-51 ever have a greater combat radius than a current production P-38. As far as armament, the P-38 was a better gun platform, it did not deal with convergence, the four Browning M2 50 caliber machine guns, and the 20MM cannon all fired in a 30" circle from point blank to maximum effective range, making it far easier to get the full weight of fire concentrated on target. And the 20MM was equally adept at shattering wing spars, and exploding fuel tanks. Olds, Ilfrey, Morris, Blumer, and Lowell all did well in the P-38, just to name a few. The 9th and 15th AF had considerable success with the P-38 against the Luftwaffe, as did several individual pilots in the 8th AF, it was the 8th AF command that caused its own issues with the P-38. The P-38 was also successful in North Africa against the Luftwaffe. In the Pacific, the P-38 accounted for more Japanese aircraft than all other aircraft in the Air Corps combined. The Navy aircraft outscored the P-38 simply because more Japanese targets were available to them. The P-38 was not without issues, it required a better pilot, and a better ground crew that worked harder, it required more fuel and more maintenance. But twin engines made it very survivable and more likely to bring the pilot home.

[@alanhale2436]

I did not know that there were four more P-38s than Glacier Girl. I flew in an F-5 in 1955 in Bishop, CA that was used for cloud seeding. When Lefty Gardner sold his P-38 to Red Bull, it was taken to Europe. I wish some of these would come to the Reno Air Races.... It would have been a real winner in Europe in WWII if not for the diving problem that ultimately was solved by a spoiler on the back of the wing. But it shone in the Pacific....

[@thegodofhellfire]

outstanding!

[@russg1801]

I believe we're seeing just about HALF of the total number of airworthy Lightning's in one place. Glacier Girl is there. Anyone know what the total restoration cost on her was? It wouldn't have been spent if these aircraft weren't ultra-rare. BTW, wasn't the original nose art for Glacier Girl a scantily-clad woman sitting on a block of ice? Well, if it wasn't, it SHOULD have been.

[@HowardKelsey68]

Anyone know if any P-38's in flyable condition use the turbochargers, or are they disconnected?

[@ImWearingPantsNow]

I know it is 2 years late, but I believe 1 still has functioning turbochargers, or at least did recently. The ex-Tallichet bird, formally in Richard Bong's markings but since sold and repainted (to Yagen, maybe?)...

[@jackwinemiller8358]

id sell my soul to be able to fly one of these just once

[@paulaschenebrener8713]

I know where there are at least 23 p-38's buried under ground by the Us Army Air corps. The problem is some Volcano covered up the bury sights with at least 18 feet of magma.over them. Clark air base is the location bury sights One and two on the map. You might find a bonus aircraft crashed landed by a lightning Ace.

[@Panzer-535]

the Clark Field aircraft (weren't P-38) were dug up and scrapped in the 1960s during a clean up of unexploded ordinance and removal of military equipment. the second area of buried aircraft (also not P-38) were dug up in the 90s when a powerplant was built. you may be referring to the Burma Spitfires, of which 140 aircraft were found buried, but not by a volcano. if a burial of P-38 exists, highly doubt you're going to find one of Richard Bong's, Thomas McGuire's, or Charles MacDonald's spare aircraft.

[@Auggies1956]

The 1948 Cadillac took it's design ques from this airplane, of so I read.

[@Hardballleather]

One of my favorite war birds, nice

[@white66r]

Thank you Captain Vittitow for your service. If not for your generation we would all be speaking German now.

[@HuskyForce]

Das Deutsche Reich wird wiederauferstehen

[@xaviermitchell8355]

Planes of fame started already?

[@randyhodder3372]

Examples of our fighting machines that won the WAR So glad , proud, graced by the Almighty to have had the MEN and WOMAN fight and preserve freedom. God Has Blessed The US of A!

[@user-hw9dh5xx9u]

my husband father had the honer of building the p-38 retired from lockheed after 35 years of service

[@mroger29sh]

markr pa again in my opinion 1 of the best ww2 planes ever along with anyone that knows about aircraft, there r only 6

[@kittisakj8674]

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[@HarryJohnson1991]

After the war many airbases buried a lot of equipment, parts and maybe even aircraft. I know that was the case here in the UK. I heard first hand from one old boy who helped build the local airfield that a lot of stuff was just dumped into pits because the cost of getting it back to the states would be to high. I'm certain there's tonnes of goodies just waiting to be discovered on old airfields here in the UK and in other parts of the world...

[@jamesharrison6201]

Not to cast aspersions on the Merlins but for me the Allison sounds better. They're both v12s, would think they would sound similar

[@russg1801]

Counter-rotating propellers, as should have been fitted to every multi-engined aircraft. Did Jack Northrop insist on those? Did Allison make those engines just for the Lightning? It does require more engineering and production work; camshaft profiles have to be ground at opposite angles, starter, ignition, of course the propeller blades, probably reduction gearing, too.

[@BogeyTheBear]

The Allison engine was designed to be reversible. You flipped the crankshaft over end-for-end, added an idler gear to the front to keep the accessories spinning the usual way, and rewired the right-side cylinder bank to get the proper firing order. That's just about what it took to turn an Allison the other way.

[@TheViet75]

And they said only two P-38 in flying condition in the world!!

[@stephenspilker9334]

my favorite ww2 fighter. i've always wondered how the rolls royce merlin would have done in these planes. lets see putt putt maru and redbull are missing.

[@brianmoore1164]

It was considered and I believe one example was even built. The P-38 had enormous capability for further development, but its price tag held it back. It was always an expensive bird and required more training time to produce quality pilots so it wasn't pursued.

[@amsharais9128]

Nice