Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star Jet Fighter Family
The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first full-production operational U.S. jet-fighter family. Designed by Clarence "Kelly" Johnson's Lockheed team during the Second World War, it evolved from the XP-80 into F-80 fighter and RF-80 reconnaissance variants and became a principal early Cold War U.S. jet aircraft.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Lockheed P-80 Shooting StarP-80 Shooting StarXP-80XP-80AYP-80AP-80AF-80AF-80CRF-80AShooting Star
- Family Name
- Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
- Full Name
- Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star Jet Fighter Family
- Roles
- militaryreconnaissance
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first full-production operational U.S. jet-fighter family. Designed by Clarence "Kelly" Johnson's Lockheed team during the Second World War, it evolved from the XP-80 into F-80 fighter and RF-80 reconnaissance variants and became a principal early Cold War U.S. jet aircraft.
- First Flight Year
- 1,944
- Manufacturer
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- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 09:32:14 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 09:32:14 UTC