What was the touch down speed....

Can ONLY imagine what it must be like to have that much power at your fingertips. Goosebumps.

I know it’s for safety reasons, but I still think it’s a shame that the gunsight has been removed. As a probably stupid question, does this plane still have the turbo-supercharger systems? I’ve seen a couple of P-47s that have had the whole thing removed and replaced by fiberglass or something that looks correct.

Read Martin Caidens book. The p38 could do everything the Mustang could, only better

Whenever I come across one of these all work stops

Looks like the coast of Florida.

neat

Excellent! Thank you!

He can fly? Super Donkey FLY!!!!

The best static display anyplace I was ever stationed was at McGuire AFB in NJ. Disappointed when they closed the gate nearest Pudgy, I took “the long way” to work just to drive by her. What an incredible restoration!

Look at how FAST it rolls! That has to be a P-38L with the boosted ailerons

Beautiful sound ❤

My favorite airplane. I had an uncle who was a civilian mechanic , he worked on airplanes flying out of New York to England. He said the p38 sounded like a big Cadillac. It would be a dream to fly one. Excellent video.

Sir you are one of the luckiest men in the world ,who would not want to fly this plane if they could

Wow the roll rate is great

Could someone please tell me what organization owns this gorgeous 😻 cat.

What a beautiful site . I absolutely love the hellcat. Where is this plane from? Excellent job ❤

I’ve seen the one in Colorado Springs it’s a gorgeous bird

Amazing cool!

P 38 & the P51 are diamonds in the sky.

probably the coolist WWII plane fork tailed devil

Thank you. My favorite airplane to enter a war with. and all time favorite airplane.

Still being a forked tailed devil in the skies, p-38s are beasts in war thunder.

Good video with all the natural sounds, no music. Thanks!!

that thing must have had some balls wow what a great plane

What unbelievable plane well b4 it's time!!

Sebastian the crab from The Little mermaid.

Littler mermaid i miss watch that story.

Very nice 😊

Wow. I built a Revell model "Pudgy" and I'm truly amazed to see how accurate that model was in every external detail. The P-38 has always been my favourite fighter and how great it is to see this one gracing the skies. Great video.

gunsight missing?

Love the P-38 !!

What a lovely girl but I bet the enemy in the gun sights of her back in WWII to didn't care for her looks, grace and agility.

Great Video! This was one of the first models I ever built back when I was a young boy ( 1962 thru 1969) besides the P51 P40 F8F B29 B17 B40 and B29...my ceiling was full...( my Mom Just gave up after a while ...I still hadnt gotten into Jets yet!!.. :0)...One thing I remember about this model was the dark green plasitic it was made out of It was a pain to glue and paint..really slippery stuff..And now with all the new Flight simulators out on the market ..the P38 is top of the dream planes to fly... at 02:30 on It just feels right to see her fly...Thanks a lot!!!

@cwissig1 was this flight out of American Aero at KEVB? I saw that plane there a couple of years ago and got to watch her start up, taxi out, and depart. Though I don’t think it was this same flight.

Thank you for showing us what it's like in the cockpit of one of the USA's best fighters of its time. Love to see them, I know they are few and far between. God bless you, be safe out there!❤

My Lord. One lucky man right there. Very well done video, thank you.

Wow cool at 4:26 video stagger shows the blades counterrotating! My uncle flew these in North Africa during the war, got me interested in flying, and I went on to fly the F-14A/D in the gulf war

I don't see those two upper guages moving?

Charles Lindburgh wanted to join the Army Air Corps in WW2, but was restricted due to him being a national treasure. But he did help train pilots how to maximize their range and conserve fuel. Lindburgh flew illegally one time with a squadron of P-38's in the Pacific for that very reason during a mission. He really helped pilots increase their range making their planes far more deadly. The P-38 was also a great reconnaissance plane because it could fly higher than 40,000 ft.

What a gem of a vid! Love the P38! I can appreciate that there is no music or commentary, only P38!

Beautiful

Outstanding video with an outstanding bird!

They found a couple of p38s 275 feet down in the ice in Greenland. True story look it up

A difficult plane to fly and somewhat dangerous. Because of the engine torque and counter rotating blades, if one engine quit on takeoff, the other had to be shut down in milli seconds or the plane would invert instantly

Obviously that plane has had a professional prestige rebuild. Every T crossed and I dotted, and is being flown somewhat gently. During the war, there was such pressure to get them in the air, I’m sure they were great but not perfect, and they were tasked with much more demanding flight.

my dad’s favorite ww2 plane…and now it’s mine

Nothing sexier than a Fork Tailed Devil!!!

WAY COOL

God bless Kelly johnston