John W. Burgess Special Collection Photo The reverse reads, in writing, ""XP-80 / 1st Lockheed Jet (see original w/c)."" The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces.


John W. Burgess Special Collection Photo The reverse reads, in writing, ""XP-80 / 1st Lockheed Jet (see original w/c)."" The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces.


Size: 1936px × 1289px
Photo credit: © Aviation History Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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