The Untold Truth About What Japan Really Thought of the P-38 Lightning

The Untold Truth About What Japan Really Thought of the P-38 Lightning

Japan did not fear the P-38 Lightning at first—and that mistake changed everything.
What Japanese pilots believed they were facing, what they reported after combat, and what they slowly came to understand were three very different things. That gap between assumption and reality had real consequences in the sky.

This story isn’t built on myths, exaggeration, or postwar legend. It’s based on Japan’s own quiet evaluations as evidence piled up and denial became impossible. The Lightning didn’t announce its threat—it revealed it over time.

If this opening challenges what you thought you knew, what comes next will challenge it even more.

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