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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
On January 8, 1944, the first prototype of the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star made its first flight. This was the first jet aircraft to enter operational service with the United States Army Air Force ...
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Damage Inc. Pacific Squadron WWII: P-80 "Bolt" Shooting Star
All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Damage Inc. Pacific Squadron WWII: P-80 "Bolt" Shooting Star The Shooting Star was the US Air Force's first operational fighter jet. The first Shooting ...
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Lockheed’s L-133 Starjet was Almost the World’s First Fighter Jet
The Lockheed L-133 Starjet was a prime example of a paradoxical “successful failure.” As I asserted in a recent article for ...
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Backcountry raffle adds Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star ride to prize list
The Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation announced Tuesday that it has added a new prize to its charitable raffle – a ...
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Retrotechtacular: The Tools And Dies That Made Mass Production Possible
The products on show all belie the era in which the film was made: a metal desk fan, CRT parts for TVs, car body parts, a flight of what we tentatively identify as Lockheed P-80 Shooting Stars ...
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I flew in a Cold War-era jet that trained US fighter pilots. It showed how far military aviation has come.
Developed by Lockheed Corporation ... The jet trainer was a direct offshoot of the single-seat P-80 Shooting Star, one of the first operational jet fighters flown by the US Air Force, adding ...