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TIL Before Kelly Johnson designed the SR-71, he designed the first twin engine American fighter, the P-38 Lightning. Despite starting off with a terrible record, it ended up being used on all sorts of special missions, including bouncing a 500lb bomb through the front door of German Headquarters.

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