Paul Tomblin wrote:

In a previous article, Dale said:
From memory only, all P-38s had counter-rotating props. The early

No, the British ones turned the same way. They also didn't have
superchargers, which probably explains why P-38s are thought of as a
Pacific theatre plane.

Yep, Chuck Yeager said in his book that the P38 was the worst plane that
you could possibly make for the mission it was given over there in Europe.