1941 Lockheed P-38 Lightning Fighter by Old Modern Handicrafts
This is the 1941 Lockheed P-38 Lightning Fighter by Old Modern Handicrafts.
Double trouble is the name of the game with this 1940s U.S. Twin-Engine Fighter Plane, handcrafted from iron. This model was based on twin-engine fighter-bomber planes used during WWII by the US Army Air Corps.
At 13.5 inches long and 18.25 inches wide, it features nose mounted guns, twin rotating props, and tricycle rotating landing gears. A doubly daring décor piece for the collector and enthusiast.
History:
Twin-engine heavy fighters were an innovation that emerged out of the pre-WWII period. Their design was meant to allow for greater internal fuel capacity, longer range, and heavier armament. Intended as long-range escort fighters and bomber destroyers, they were often outclassed however by more agile single-engine fighters. Many twin-engine heavy fighters were repurposed as night fighters, often equipped with primitive radar systems.
The P-38 lighting is a twin-engine fighter designed by Lockheed for the US army air corp armed with 50 caliber machine guns and a cannon all within the nose of aircraft allowing for ease of aiming and to remove the need for gun convergence. Its large size allowed it to escort bombers deeper into Germany and for it to perform long-range recon missions. This model features nose mounted guns, twin rotating props, and tricycle rotating landing gears. The plane sizes make it perfect for decorating a shelf, placed in a small display case next to a larger centerpiece, or by a bedside for those who enjoy the history held in the lighting through its years of service.
13.5x18.25x5 inches
Double trouble is the name of the game with this 1940s U.S. Twin-Engine Fighter Plane, handcrafted from iron. This model was based on twin-engine fighter-bomber planes used during WWII by the US Army Air Corps.
At 13.5 inches long and 18.25 inches wide, it features nose mounted guns, twin rotating props, and tricycle rotating landing gears. A doubly daring décor piece for the collector and enthusiast.
History:
Twin-engine heavy fighters were an innovation that emerged out of the pre-WWII period. Their design was meant to allow for greater internal fuel capacity, longer range, and heavier armament. Intended as long-range escort fighters and bomber destroyers, they were often outclassed however by more agile single-engine fighters. Many twin-engine heavy fighters were repurposed as night fighters, often equipped with primitive radar systems.
The P-38 lighting is a twin-engine fighter designed by Lockheed for the US army air corp armed with 50 caliber machine guns and a cannon all within the nose of aircraft allowing for ease of aiming and to remove the need for gun convergence. Its large size allowed it to escort bombers deeper into Germany and for it to perform long-range recon missions. This model features nose mounted guns, twin rotating props, and tricycle rotating landing gears. The plane sizes make it perfect for decorating a shelf, placed in a small display case next to a larger centerpiece, or by a bedside for those who enjoy the history held in the lighting through its years of service.
13.5x18.25x5 inches
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