The Legacy of the P-80 Shooting Star The emergence of jet and rocket technology during World War II revolutionized the f ...

But the Shooting Star served as a watershed moment for U.S. military aircraft, ushering in a new era—the jet era—within which we still reside. Building a Jet Fighter from Scratch ...

One of the airplanes belongs to EAA's collection, with the other is on loan from its owner until AirVenture 2025, when the ...

I had the rare opportunity to fly in a historic jet trainer ahead of the Pacific Airshow in October. The T-33 Shooting Star was used to train US Air Force pilots on jet aircraft until the early 1960s.

The fighter jet is an iconic aspect of the military, ... The result was the P-80 Shooting Star, which went from design to deployment in a staggeringly short 143 days.

The military decided not to proceed with the P-59 and instead focused its attention on the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, which ultimately became the United States' first operational jet fighter.