N988J - 1942 Lockheed P-38J Aircraft Registration

N988J is a 1942 Lockheed P-38J, a twin-engine turbo-shaft aircraft registered to Wartime History Museum INC in Tacoma, WA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 31, 2025. The registration certificate was issued on December 11, 2024. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2031. Powered by a Allison V1710 SERIES engine producing 1500 horsepower, N988J is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ADC9A4 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N988J was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 36.3457, -94.2193 on July 11, 2025. The FAA registry record for N988J was last updated on December 11, 2024. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

Lockheed Corporation (now Lockheed Martin) was a major American aerospace company that produced legendary aircraft from the P-38 Lightning to the SR-71 Blackbird, L-1011 TriStar, and C-130 Hercules military transport. AviatorDB tracks 222 Lockheed aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the P-38J model.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N988J. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.