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ON THE COVER: Mike De Marino flying the Chino-based P-38J Lightning SN #44-23314 wearing the colors of Major Edward Cragg’s “Porky II” of the 80th Fighter Squadron. (Photo by John M. Dibbs)
This page: Conceived in the isolationist climate of early 1937 as a defensive “interceptor” aircraft, Lockheed’s distinctive P-38 became the ultimate hunter/killer fighter aircraft in the aerial battle over the Western Pacific theatre. With concentrated armament, long range and the safety of twin engines, the Lightning ruled the skies from its introduction over the Solomons and New Guinea in November 1942. (Photo courtesy of Stan Piet)

ON THE COVER: Who wins when a Mustang takes on an Me 262? Don't miss our “Wonder Weapons Assassins” story inside these pages. Photo by John Dibbs. The Sherman tank proved that to win a war, an army sometimes requires quantity instead of quality. “The Mighty Sherman: Worst Tank to Win a War” is a riveting account of a
limited design that helped to defeat the Axis power.