Flying the P 38 with Chris Fahey

Come along in the cockpit with Chris Fahey as he demonstrates the Lockheed P-38J "23 Skidoo" at the Planes of Fame Air Show 2015.
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[thecorporatepilotdad]

This video could be 5 minutes of nothing but fly-by after fly-by and I'd watch it all the way through. That sound is amazing!

[andrewwilkins]

93 pages into Mr. Robin Olds memoirs and couldn't resist watching this!! Greatest generation in history!!

[newcross]

Thanks for making this video with multiple perspectives and especially for not adding background music or commentary. Best P38 video I’ve seen yet.

[MattTrudden]

That is a true work of art!!! My Grandfather flew just about every single aircraft during ww2 both fighters and bombers except the B-29 and he always said the P-38 was by far his favorite aircraft of all time.. God I miss him!!!

[joevanseeters]

This man is one of the luckiest men alive to be able to fly that incredible machine. Very VERY VERY few Pilot's in the world today have the chance to fly an operational and flight worthy P-38 Lightning. Everyone has their favorite WWII era warbird, but this aircraft was truly a masterpiece of design. It was the Bugatti of the sky! Most pilot's who flew the P-38 loved the YOKE (steering wheel) instead of the traditional "stick" design. The Yoke made the P--38 an incredibly easy aircraft to maneuver in flight, especially in dogfight's! The Pilot show's this as he just yanks the yoke to the right or left and the P-38 quickly responds to his inputs. Hopefully at least a few of these survive in flight worthy condition well into the future so people way in the future can see this majestic beauty in flight.

[corvette]

gorgeous, our granddads here in Germany didn`t liked it so much, during WW II.
they called her the "split tail Devil". the sound is great, the chargers bring the nois down a bit. thr contra rotating props are great benefit. thx for sharing with us.

[TomTom]

Great video!  My Dad flew these aircraft during WWII in the European Theater.  I will always love seeing them in the air.

[kayakutah]

My father flew the P-38, P-51 and P-47...the P-38 was his favorite.

[Sovspot]

Gorgeous aircraft, one of my favorites since I was a kid. I wish I was lucky enough to fly in a P-38.

[phillipholmes]

I love the whistling sound it makes as it streaks past. Surprisingly quiet in the pilot pod.

[prereed]

I'm amazed at how much yoke control is required.

[corvette]

One of the best aviation Videos, ever. Epic. Cheers, Axel

[dorsai]

Outstanding ! Thanks for allowing us to fly along.

[patrickmurphy]

Multiple cameras would be plus to this great video

[ScoutCrafter]

Awesome job... I can't even begin to think of how intense it must be to be in a dogfight...

[Craby]

My wife's grandmother was an engineer for Lockheed he was one of the draftsman for the P-38. Beautiful plane.

[Snake-mssj]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I had read somewhere about the history in the development of the P-38, and that it's design concept originally was to shoot down enemy bombers. That is why it was designed with twin engines .... to allow it to get up to high altitude quickly to intercept and shoot down incoming enemy bombers. Also notice how the P-38 uses a yoke control like a bomber rather than the typical joystick in other fighters.

[mitchsterling]

Super Lucky Pilot. Thank you so much for this man.

[Profphys]

it looks incredible the the amount of counter roll he has to input due to the induced roll

[nor]

Wonderful footage.
Thank you for posting.