One of the latest of these is a Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, an example of the first American fighter jet to see operational ...

The Korean War was a period of major development for jet fighters and helicopters and obsolescence for WWII bombers.

The Air Force has awarded the Silver Star to a female airman for the first time following her role in the shootdown of more ...

After all, it was during the heady days of the Korean War rather than “Dubya-Dubya 2” that the Shooting Star become America’s first jet fighter to see combat in general and air-to-air ...

Lockheed’s F-80 Shooting Star, the first operational jet fighter, flew in June 1944 under the power of an Allison J-33 with a remarkable 4,000 pounds of thrust. GE started a school for future ...

P-80 "Bolt" Shooting Star The Shooting Star was the US Air Force's first operational fighter jet. The first Shooting Stars were delivered late in 1944. Advertisement All the Latest Game Footage ...