#p 80

The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first American jet-powered aircraft to be built in large numbers and was the first true operational jet fighter. These aircraft, assigned to the 94th Fighter Squadron, Jet Propelled, were part of a group of thirty-one specially modified P-80Bs (of a total of 240 built) that featured canopy defrosting and used special greases and natural rubber for service in Alaska. The aircraft also carried high visibility orange markings for easier spotting from the air in case of a crash landing. Formed as the 94th Aero Squadron in August 1917, and known as the Hat In the Ring Gang, the 94th is the second oldest squadron in the US Air Force. Today, the 94th FS, based at JB Langley-Eustis, Virginia, flies the F-22 Raptor.

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The Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star sits on the ramp at the Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Moffett Field, California. Image # : A-10139 Date: July 22, 1946

P-80 (F-80) Shooting Star US Air Force 1944 - 1948 This photo is the XP-80A over the Mojave Desert taken on 9/26/1944 by Eric Miller. This historic Lockheed airplane was designed and built from drawing board to takeoff in just 143 days. The original XP-80 was powered by a british engine, but the more than 1400 production models were built around a General Electric engine. Flying higher and faster than any airplane in the world, the Shooting Star was assigned to military units in Okinawa, Germany, Alaska, the Panama Canal Zone, Japan, and in the United States. The Shooting Star was the first; jet plane produced in quantity; jet model to acheive 100,000 hours in service; jet fighter in mass tactical operation; American jet fighter (F-80) to fly the Atlantic. Wing Span - 39 feet Length - 34 feet 6 inches Height - 11 feet