When Lightning Struck: Saga of an American Warplane

Authors

Larry Foley, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow
Dale Carpenter, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow

Document Type

Video

Streaming Media

Publication Date

2000

Abstract

This program tells the story of the brave flying aces who flew and fought from the P-38 Lightning, the fastest and fiercest war bird of World War II. When Lightning Struck: Saga of an American Warplane interviews some of the leading flying aces of World War II, ground crew members and current P-38 owners. Through vintage film and anecdotes, like that of Charles O'Sullivan, who was shot down in New Guinea and taken captive by a blood-drinking tribe, the program tells the remarkable history of the plane the Nazis called "the forked- tailed devil."

Comments

Writer and Producer, Larry Foley

Camera/Editor, Dale Carpenter

Original Music, James Greeson

Narrator, Neal Moore

Citation

Foley, L., & Carpenter, D. (2000). When Lightning Struck: Saga of an American Warplane. Journalism Faculty Publications and Presentations. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jourpub/6