Lockheed P-38 Lightning in RAF Service In March 1940, the French and the British, through the Anglo-French Purchasing Committee, ordered a total of 667 P-38s designated Model 322. The aircraft would be a variant of the P-38E. To ensure commonality of Allison engines with the large numbers of Curtiss P-40 Tomahawks both nations had on … Continue reading "Lockheed P-38 Lightning in RAF Service"