The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star is the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. Designed and built by Lockheed in 1943 and delivered just ...

Flying in Lockheed's T-33 Shooting Star transported me to the past, showcasing early fighter jet capabilities and how ...

Lockheed’s F-80 Shooting Star, the first operational jet fighter, flew in June 1944 under the power of an Allison J-33 with a remarkable 4,000 pounds of thrust. GE started a school for future ...

The P-80/F-80 Shooting Star, the first U.S. jet fighter to be used in combat ... engineering (now officially referred to as ...

A few months later, in June 1945, Bong was assigned to Burbank, California, where Lockheed was developing and manufacturing its P-80 Shooting Star fighter aircraft. Bong took on the duties of ...

Though it quickly became outpaced by newer swept-wing designs, the P-80 Shooting Star was an excellent way for Lockheed to bring the American Military into the jet age. While supersonic fighter ...

The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, a record-breaking marvel and "Widowmaker," embodies the triumphs and perils of aviation ...

During the Korean War, American pilots flying P-51 Mustangs, F-86 Sabres, and F-80 Shooting Stars fought MiG-15s flown by North Korean, Chinese, and Soviet pilots. Much of this took place in the ...

The Quadrantid meteor shower will be peaking this week, producing bright shooting stars. Future Publishing via Getty Images While the meteor shower typically falls around the same time each year ...