The new Lockheed P-38, claimed to be the fastest military aeroplane in the worldt when it was officially unveiled at Burbank, California. This interceptor-pursuit plane, which travels more than 500 miles an hour at full throttle, has twin engines and mounts a one-pound rapid firing cannon and four 50-calibre machine-guns.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 237, 5 October 1940, Page 9
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50The new Lockheed P-38, claimed to be the fastest military aeroplane in the worldt when it was officially unveiled at Burbank, California. This interceptor-pursuit plane, which travels more than 500 miles an hour at full throttle, has twin engines and mounts a one-pound rapid firing cannon and four 50-calibre machine-guns. Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 237, 5 October 1940, Page 9
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