Monday, September 26, 2005

The P/F-80 Shooting Star


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The P-80 Shooting Star

The first ever US jet fighter was first desinged in 1941, but was abandoned due to a lack of good powerplant. Work resumed in 1943, and the prototype flew in 1944. Some varents where deployed to Italy during WWII, but did not see combat. The P-80 saw extensive service in Korea, but was quickly replaced by the F-86. They where used in the ground-attack role, thought.
(I might have a series after this called US Navy Fighters, it will have some imported articles from this series, ie the A-4 and the F-14, but there will be some new ones, ie the Corsair I and II)


The Ameican Fighters Series
The P-26 Peashotter
The P-36 Hawk
The P-38 Lightning
The P-40 Kittyhawk
The P-47 Thunderbolt
The P-51 Mustang
The P-61 Nighthawk
The P-62 Twin Mustang
The F-80 Shooting Star
The F-84 Thunderstreak
The F-85 Goblin
The F-86 Saber
The F-100 Super Saber
The F-102 Dagger
The F-4 Phantom
The A-4 Skyhawk
The F-5 Freedom Fighter
The F-111
The F-14 Tomcat
The F-15 Eagle
The F-16 Fighting Falcon
The A-10 Thunderbolt II
The F-117 Nighthawk
The F/A 18 Hornet
The F-22 Raptor