Shooting Stars first saw combat service in the Korean War, and were among the first aircraft to be involved in jet-versus-jet combat. The Americans used the F-80C variant and RF-80 photo …

The Shooting Star was the first American aircraft to exceed 500 mph in level flight, the first American jet airplane manufactured in large quantities and the first U.S. Air Force jet used in …

The Shooting Star was the first USAF aircraft to exceed 500 mph in level flight, the first American jet airplane to be manufactured in large quantities, and the first USAF jet to be used in combat. …

On Nov. 8, 1950, an F-80C flown by 1st Lt. Russell J. Brown shot down a Russian-built MiG-15 in the world's first all-jet fighter air battle. The F-80C on display is one of the few remaining …

The Shooting Star was the first U.S. Air Force aircraft to exceed 500 mph in level flight, the first American military jet airplane to be manufactured in large quantities, and the first USAF jet to …

Although designed as a high-altitude interceptor, the F-80C was flew as a day fighter, fighter-bomber and photo reconnaissance aircraft during the Korean War. On Nov. 8, 1950, an F-80C …

On 8 November 1950, an F-80C flown by Lt. Russell Brown, flying with the 16th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, shot down a Russian-built MiG-15 in the world’s first all-jet fighter air battle.

In 1948 the US Navy received a batch of F-80Cs to speed up conversion to jet fighters. They were allocated naval serials of a cancelled batch of Martin Maulers. This one is from the Naval Air …

Soon after (in 1950) they were used in combat during the Korean War and an F-80C, flown by Lieut Russell J. Brown on 8 November 1950, achieved the first air-combat victory between two …

US Army called the airplane P-80 and US Air Force called it F-80. P-80C/F-80C Armament: 6x 0.5 inches M3 browning machine guns in fuselage nose, 300 rounds per gun. P-80C/F-80C speed …