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Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star (Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star)
Lockheed and Lockheed Martin aircraft and spacecraft - Liste der Flugzeugtypen des Herstellers Lockheed Martin - Летательные аппараты и ракетно-космическая техника корпораций Lockheed и Lockh, első generációs vadászrepülőgépek, USAAS/USAAC/USAAF/USAF fighter designations 1924-1962, and Tri-Service post-1962 systems - Jagdflugzeuge (Fighter) der U.S. Air Force bis 1962, United States military reconnaissance aircraft designations, Army/Air Force and 1962 Tri-Service systems - Aufklärungsflugzeuge des U.S. Army Air Corps und der U.S. Army Air Force (1930 bis 1947)
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The Bell P-80A was a major improvement over any jets available in the USA by 1945. Its streamlined design and the reliable and relatively powerful General Electric I-40 engine (based on a donated British Goblin) enabled it to see a little action during the last few weeks of the Second World War and it would go on to see more during the Korean War, where it demonstrated its effectiveness as a ground-attack aircraft. This P-80A (serial number 44-85275) was assigned to Lieutenant Colonel William D Ritchie, commanding officer of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, home-based at Selfridge AFB. (Artwork by Jean-Marie Guillou)

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Bell P-80A
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