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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