The Lockheed P-80/F-80 Shooting Star was the first American
operational jet fighter. David McLarens new book chronicles the
development and early trials of the aircraft during Lockheeds
groundbreaking attempts to create a viable jet fighter, in a period
when jet propulsion was still an innovative unknown. This period
also saw engineers and test pilots like Kelly Johnson and Tony
LeVier facing many challenges, incidents and accidents as they
attempted to create a new fighter from yet untested aerodynamic
theories, and engines that were still under development. Also
discussed are the record breaking transcontinental and absoulte
speed records set by the Shooting Star. Detailed analysis of the
Shooting Stars combat record in Korea shows why the F-80 flew more
combat missions than any aircraft in the war theater. Also
presented is a summation of all USAF, USAFR, and foreign countries
that flew the P-80/F-80. David McLaren is also the author of
Lockheed F-94 Starfire(with Marty Isham), and Beware the
Thunderbolt!: The 56th Fighter Group in World War II (both titles
are available from Schiffer Publishing Ltd.).
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