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.