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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 and delivered just 143 days from the start of design, two pre-production models saw limited service in Italy just before the end of World War II .
From – to Branch of service Unit Duty Aircraft Insignia 1942, January 1947, August: USN: VJ-14: Utility / Meteorological Squadron: Martin B-26 Marauder: 1942, January 1947, August
From a US military aircraft designator: This is a redirect from a title that is a US military aircraft designator to an article about the corresponding aircraft or missile.
Battlefield 2: Armored Fury is the second booster pack released for Battlefield 2 and was released on June 6, 2006. [citation needed] It added three new maps, as well as two new vehicle classes: attack jets for close air support and reconnaissance helicopters that operate as a mobile UAV. The booster pack has the USMC defending U.S. soil from ...
A captured Messerschmitt Me 262, the most numerous jet fighter of World War II. World War II was the first war in which jet aircraft participated in combat with examples being used on both sides of the conflict during the latter stages of the war.
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, an American jet fighter; Pottier P.80, a French sport aircraft; Other uses ... Pistole 80, a military designation for the Glock pistol;
The 8th Fighter Wing is known for the heroic actions of its members, including Major Charles J. Loring, a pilot in the 80th FS, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on 22 November 1952 when he flew his badly damaged F-80 aircraft into an enemy artillery emplacement near Sniper Ridge so that entrenched U.S. Infantry ...
Data from Experimental & Prototype U.S. Air Force Jet Fighters, McDonnell XF-85 Goblin: USAF Museum factsheet, McDonnell XF-85: Boeing.com factsheet General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 14 ft 10 in (4.52 m) Wingspan: 21 ft 1 in (6.43 m) wings spread Height: 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) Wing area: 90 sq ft (8.4 m 2) Empty weight: 3,740 lb (1,696 kg) Gross weight: 4,550 lb (2,064 kg) Max takeoff weight ...