Believe it or not LOL it was a "side effect" of the "Walmart fart in the intercom!!!"
It had to take absolute real guts to jump into one of those, no guns, no "buddies" and dive into the lion's den. Even with speed and altitude, "stuff happens"
I knew about some of the problems with the P38s which is why they were used extensively in the Japanese end of things--it was warmer
That is one thing Lindberg is credited with........they were having some accidents with Lightnings due to engine problems, and he went over and showed guys how to handle them with one engine failure
He also showed the pilots how to better manage fuel mixture and increase range, and went on some combat flights "unofficially"
