The Republic P-43 Lancer was a single-engine, all-metal, low-wing monoplane fighter aircraft built by Republic, first delivered to the United States Army Air Corps in 1940, it was considered fast and well-armed with excellent long-range capabilities, until the arrival of which World War II-era American piston-engined fighter aircraft, that had distinctive twin booms and a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament?
Republic P-43 Lancer:  Fast and well-armed with excellent long-range capabilities, until the arrival of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, the Lancer was the only Allied fighter capable of catching a Japanese Mitsubishi Ki-46 "Dinah" reconnaissance plane at the speeds and heights at which they flew. Lockheed P-38 Lightning: The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is a World War II-era American piston-engined fighter aircraft.
Lockheed P-38 Lightning