Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Lockheed Martin F-35 is hailed as the most advanced combat aircraft in history, but its DNA was written in a secret project that predates Pearl Harbor. This documentary uncovers the long-lost story of the Lockheed L-133, a jet-powered, supersonic interceptor designed in 1939—years before the German Me 262 took to the skies.
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The Lockheed Martin F-35 is hailed as the most advanced combat aircraft in history, but its DNA was written in a secret project that predates Pearl Harbor. This documentary uncovers the long-lost story of the Lockheed L-133, a jet-powered, supersonic interceptor designed in 1939—years before the German Me 262 took to the skies.
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