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Photos and specs of the Lockheed f-80 shooting star being loaded with 50 cal. ammo during the Korean war The F-80C Shooting Star was made by Lockheed.   The shooting star was 34' 5" long, 11' 3" high and had a wingspan of 38' 9".  The F-80 Shooting Star used one Allison J33-A-35 jet engine producing 5,400 lbs of thrust.  It had a cruise speed of 439 mph and a maximum speed of 594 mph with a maximum climb rate of 6,870 ft/min.

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Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star Jet Fighter Models - Books Click on photo for closeup Scanned by C. Jeff Dyrek  Go To The Short Straw Home Page   Loading .50 caliber ammunition for machine guns of an F-80 Shooting Star jet fighter.   On 7 August 1950, enemy units crossed the Naktong River near Waeguan:  others drove south from Yonggi-dong against U.N. forces.  Later in the war the Air Force ordered more F-51 Mustangs to Korea as a superior ground support aircraft over the F-80.      To Order This Book, Click Here   Interesting Books that you can buy  by Captain Peterson.     Y-I-BET On the Youth of America click here to see what your kids are learning now   An Article by the webmaster   Zenos Warbird Video Drivein   Great Warbird Videos 34th Fighter Squadron USS Kitty Hawk  413th fighter group Willow Run B-24 Liberator  P-51 Mustang Maintenance Manual     Veterans,  Read This

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