On January 8, 1944, the first prototype of the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star made its first flight. This was the first jet ...
As one would expect, the transition to jet-powered fighters was fraught with danger—and prototype P-80 test flights resulted ...
Designed during the closing years of WWII and introduced in 1945, the P-80 bridged the gap between propeller-driven aircraft and the jet age. As one would expect, the transition to jet-powered ...