Warbird performance comparisons
Climb rates
dive max speed
level speed at sea level and higher altitudes
time to complete a full turn in seconds
P38 Lightning max dive is is very poor at: 725kmh (450mph). P38 climb rate however is very strong: 20.4m/s, 19.1m/s, 15m/s.
FW190D9, BF109K-4 Max dive 850KMH, and level speeds are all higher than P38, but climb slower than a P38.