The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star is the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. [1] Designed and built by Lockheed in 1943 …

One of the untold stories of early jet aviation is about the four Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star fighters that reached Europe as early as January 1945. German jets, in particular the …

Dec 30, 2024 · Wreckage of YP-80A 83-026. (U.S. Air Force) On 28 January 1945, 44-83026 caught fire in flight. The airplane disintegrated and crashed at Bold, near Widnes, Cheshire, at …

On the 28th January 1945 at 11:40 hours 28 year old, Major Frederic Austin Borsodi (0-420960) of the Air Technical Service Command HQ, based at Wright Field, USA, took off from …

Feb 27, 2019 · In March 1944, the Army Air Forces initiated a contract for an unusually large number of YP-80s in order to speed up service testing of the aircraft, requesting 13 airframes …

May 8, 2024 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Lockheed P-80 / F-80 Shooting Star Single-Seat, Jet-Powered Fighter / Fighter-Bomber …

Airline executive and administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Najeeb E. Halaby made history as the first pilot to fly cross-country in a jet aircraft—a Lockheed YP-80 Shooting Star.

30 December 1944: Four service test Lockheed YP-80A Shooting Stars were sent to Europe in late World War II: Two, 44-83026 and 44-83027, arrived at RAF Burtonwood, Lancashire, …

May 10, 2023 · The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, also known as the F-80, was the first jet fighter used operationally by the US Army Air Forces (USAAF).

The first YP-80A took off on its maiden flight on September 13, 1944, beginning the manufacturer's trials. The trials got off to a horrible start. The third YP-80A (44-83025) crashed …