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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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