#p-80

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P-80s wrapped up on the flight deck of USS Puget Sound (CVE-113)

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Two jet-powered Lockheed YP-80A Shooting Star shipped to Italy in late December 1944 Next To Mount Vesuvius, Italy. They were part of WW2 Project Extraversion

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SKUNK WORKS STORY: Aviation Revolutions, Kelly Johnson And Lockheed. The Complete Documentary https://youtu.be/fanz7WrrIgA?si=5GOtjNZLlb2j3Mew

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Views from the guard tower observation deck above Grissom Air Park outside of Grissom Air Reserve Base in Kokomo, Indiana

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Creative art of the nose of the fighter P-80

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The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first American jet-powered aircraft to be built in large numbers and was the first true operational jet fighter. These aircraft, assigned to the 94th Fighter Squadron, Jet Propelled, were part of a group of thirty-one specially modified P-80Bs (of a total of 240 built) that featured canopy defrosting and used special greases and natural rubber for service in Alaska. The aircraft also carried high visibility orange markings for easier spotting from the air in case of a crash landing. Formed as the 94th Aero Squadron in August 1917, and known as the Hat In the Ring Gang, the 94th is the second oldest squadron in the US Air Force. Today, the 94th FS, based at JB Langley-Eustis, Virginia, flies the F-22 Raptor.

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A P-80B fitted with an SAM-N-2 Lark missile during testing at NAS Point Mugu, California, 1948

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Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star. One Of Kelly Johnson/Skunk Works Aircraft. Photo taken during the Korean War (circa 1951). The main opponent of the P-80 was the MiG 15, and interestingly both of them had the same turbojet engine, both derived from Frank Whittle's invention. Frank Whittle was sent from Britain to the U.S. together with his turbojet, whereas the Soviets purchased a few units from Rolls Royce, and cloned them, fitting them into their aircraft after discarding the flawed, and problematic WW2 German engines.

➤➤ VIDEO - Frank Whittle, Genius of the jet: https://dronescapes.video/FrankWhittle

➤➤ VIDEO - Lockheed & Skunk Works, Part 1: https://dronescapes.video/SkunkWorks