

The F-94 Starfire, an all-weather interceptor on the same airframe, also saw Korean War service.

Designed with straight wings, the type saw extensive combat in Korea with the United States Air Force (USAF) as the F-80.Īmerica's first successful turbojet-powered combat aircraft, it was soon outclassed with the appearance of the swept-wing transonic MiG-15 and was quickly replaced in the air superiority role by the transonic F-86 Sabre. Designed and built by Lockheed in 1943 and delivered just 143 days from the start of the design process, production models were flying, and two pre-production models did see very limited service in Italy just before the end of World War II. The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II.
