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  1. Keith Ferris depicts 1st Lieutenant Russell Brown’s Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star

    Keith Ferris depicts 1st Lieutenant Russell Brown’s Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star

    8 February 1950: 25-year old, first lieutenant flying with the 16th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing) became the first pilot to shoot down a jet-powered aircraft in the first all-jet, air-to-air battle.
  2. USAF Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star fighter-bombers from the 8th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 49th Fighter-Bomber Group, during the Korean War, in 1950-51.

    USAF Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star fighter-bombers from the 8th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 49th Fighter-Bomber Group, during the Korean War, in 1950-51.

    USAF Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star fighter-bombers from the 8th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 49th Fighter-Bomber Group, during the Korean War, in 1950-51.
  3. Twelve USAF North American F-86A Sabre fighters and twelve Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star fighters over Korea, on 1 June 1951.

    Twelve USAF North American F-86A Sabre fighters and twelve Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star fighters over Korea, on 1 June 1951.

    Twelve USAF North American F-86A Sabre fighters and twelve Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star fighters over Korea, on 1 June 1951.
  4. USAF Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star banks left after attacking a target in Korea in June 1951.

    USAF Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star banks left after attacking a target in Korea in June 1951.

    USAF Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star banks left after attacking a target in Korea in June 1951.
  5. USAF Lockheed F-80C-10-LO Shooting Star S/N 49-853 armed with napalm bombs takes off from a Korean air field.

    USAF Lockheed F-80C-10-LO Shooting Star S/N 49-853 armed with napalm bombs takes off from a Korean air field.

    USAF Lockheed F-80C-10-LO Shooting Star S/N 49-853 armed with napalm bombs takes off from a Korean air field. February 1951.
  6. USAF Lockheed F-80C Shooting Stars of the 8th Fighter Bomber Wing with 2x 500lb bomb

    USAF Lockheed F-80C Shooting Stars of the 8th Fighter Bomber Wing with 2x 500lb bomb

    USAF Lockheed F-80C Shooting Stars of the 8th Fighter Bomber Wing with 2x 500lb en route to target in Korea, August 1952.
  7. One-half right rear view of the Lockheed XP-80A sn 44-83021 in flight

    One-half right rear view of the Lockheed XP-80A sn 44-83021 in flight

    Lockheed XP-80A Shooting Star S/N 44-83021 in flight. The second Shooting Star prototype.
  8. Lockheed XP-80 Lulu-Belle S/N 44-83020

    Lockheed XP-80 Lulu-Belle S/N 44-83020

    Lockheed XP-80 "Lulu-Belle" S/N 44-83020. The original Shooting Star prototype currently at the Smithsonian.
  9. Lockheed XP-80A Shooting Star S/N 44-83022

    Lockheed XP-80A Shooting Star S/N 44-83022

    Lockheed XP-80A Shooting Star S/N 44-83022. The third Shooting Star prototype.
  10. Lockheed F-80C of the USAF Acrojets aerobatic display team

    Lockheed F-80C of the USAF Acrojets aerobatic display team

    Lockheed F-80C Shooting Stars of the USAF "Acrojets" aerobatic display team.
  11. Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star 44-85004.jpg

    Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star 44-85004.jpg

    Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star in flight. S/N 44-85004.
  12. Lockheed F-80C Shooting Stars

    Lockheed F-80C Shooting Stars

    Lockheed F-80C Shooting Stars of the USAF "Acrojets" aerobatic display team in formation flight
  13. Lockheed F-80A Shooting Star 44-85231 rocket-assisted takeoff.jpg

    Lockheed F-80A Shooting Star 44-85231 rocket-assisted takeoff.jpg

    Lockheed P-80A-1-LO Shooting Star undergoing rocket-assisted takeoff tests. 44-85231.
  14. 1950-8 Maintenance on an Allison J33-A-35 jet engine of an U.S. Air Force Lockheed F-80C Shoot...jpg

    1950-8 Maintenance on an Allison J33-A-35 jet engine of an U.S. Air Force Lockheed F-80C Shoot...jpg

    USAF Ground crew performs maintenance on a General Electric/Allison J33-A-35 jet engine for an F-80C during the Korean War, August 1950.
  15. Lockheed P-80B Shooting Star 45-8480.jpg

    Lockheed P-80B Shooting Star 45-8480.jpg

    Lockheed P-80B-1-LO Shooting Star in flight.
  16. A U.S. Air Force Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star drops napalm bombs in Korea, May 1952. Note what...jpg

    A U.S. Air Force Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star drops napalm bombs in Korea, May 1952. Note what...jpg

    A U.S. Air Force Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star drops napalm bombs in Korea, May 1952. Note what appears to be a tracer below the plane
  17. 1948-7-7 Lockheed P-80A-1-LO Shooting Star sn 44-85299 USAF.jpg

    1948-7-7 Lockheed P-80A-1-LO Shooting Star sn 44-85299 USAF.jpg

    Lockheed P-80-A-1-LO Shooting Star piloted by Lawrence A. Clousing undergoing test flights for National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), NASA's predecessor. July 7th, 1948. 44-85299.
  18. 1948-2 Lockheed P-80A 33rd Fighter Group Roswell, New Mexico.jpg

    1948-2 Lockheed P-80A 33rd Fighter Group Roswell, New Mexico.jpg

    6 Lockheed P-80A-5-LO Shooting Stars of the 33rd Fighter Group, Roswell, New Mexico 1948.
  19. 1948 Lockheed P-80B-1-LO Shooting Star 44-58634 22nd Fighter Squadron Furstenfeldbruck AB, Ger...jpg

    1948 Lockheed P-80B-1-LO Shooting Star 44-58634 22nd Fighter Squadron Furstenfeldbruck AB, Ger...jpg

    Lockheed P-80B-1-LO Shooting Star of the 22nd Fighter Squadron (36th Fighter Group) at Furstenfeldbruck AB, West Germany, 1948. 44-58634
  20. 1948 Lockheed P-80A 44-85043.jpg

    1948 Lockheed P-80A 44-85043.jpg

    Lockheed P-80A-1-LO Shooting Star most likely with the USAF 334th FS (4th FG), 1948. 44-85043.
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