1:115 scale diecast aircraft by Model Power Postage Stamp Planes 5362-2. Lockheed P-38L Lightning USAAF 49th FG, "Elsie", Clay Tice, August 1945.

Length 4"
Wingspan 5.5"

Features:
Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
Presentation stand to display the aircraft in flight.
Authentic ordnance loads.

In 1937. the USAF required a new high performance fighter that had a faster maximum speed, higher rate of climb, and range. What the USAF got was the P-38 Lightning. It's most notable for its work over the Pacific during WWII, and "Ace of Aces" Major Richard I. Bong won 40 victories with this aircraft. The P-38 flew on two 1,475-hp engines with a max speed of 414 mph. four 12.7-mm machine guns, one 20-mm cannon, and 3,200 Ibs. of bombs were carried.