[rdl6989]

As I remember the story, the P-38 was the only plane available with the range to intercept Yamamoto.

[DCBryan1]

As I remember the story, the P-38 was the only plane available with the range to intercept Yamamoto.

After Charles Lindbergh squeezed about 30% more range out of it and adding /subtracting parts from the original design.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

The P38 didn’t have the range until Lindberg got his hands on it. Drop the RPM, increase the Boost and there were another 600+ miles in them.