Not every experimental jet fighter made by the U.S. military would go on to reach production, for any number of reasons.

prevented the Shooting Star from seeing combat in World War II. However, the P-80 still became the first American jet fighter to enter operational service, and with the creation of the US Air ...

One of the latest of these is a Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, an example of the first American fighter jet to see operational ...

The T-33 Shooting Star was used to train US Air Force pilots on jet aircraft until the early ... America's first jet trainer The US was among several countries around the world ushering in a new era ...

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.