A P-38 Lightning is an American World War II era twin engine fighter aircraft. This particular P-38 Lightning (serial number 42-13400) crashed landed, New Year's Day 1945 on Attu Island, the western most island in the Aleutian Islands. On June 3 1999, what remained of the wreckage was recovered and flown by HC-130 to Elmendorf AFB. In May of 2000, after approximately 12000 hours of restoration work, the P-38G was put on static display at McCloud Memorial at Elmendorf AFB. - AsNotedIn