010138 Accession Number: 010138

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A Lockheed P-38 Interceptor-Pursuit aircraft in flight. The P-38 is said to have a speed in excess of 400 mph with an exceedingly high rate of climb and is among the fastest aircraft in the world.

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Accession Number
010138
Photographer
Unknown British Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c October 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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