Meet XP-49: The Successor to the P-38 Who Died Before the Fight!In the midst of World War II, Lockheed set out to create a fighter that could exceed the already impressive capabilities of the P-38 Lightning—a design so successful it earned the nickname ‘Fork-Tailed Devil.’ This ambitious new project was the XP-49, envisioned as the next generation of air superiority. The Lockheed XP-49 was designed as an enhanced fighter, building on the foundation of the P-38 Lightning. Despite its potential, the project did not advance past the prototype phase. By the time the prototype was completed, it was already surpassed by the operational capabilities of the existing P-38 models.#history #aircraft #P38 #fighter #ww2