Today in Aviation History: First Flight of The XP-38 Lightni

On January 27, 1939, First Lieutenant Benjamin Scovill Kelsey, Air Corps, United States Army, made the first flight of the prototype Lockheed XP-38 Lightning, serial number 37-457, at March Field, Riverside County, California.

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