8 November
Shooting Stars first saw combat service in the Korean War, employing both the F-80C variant and RF-80 photo-recon variants. The F-80 flew both air-to-air and air-to-ground sorties, claiming several aerial victories against North Korean Yak-9s and Il-10s. Continue reading “1950 – Korean War: A US F-80 Shooting Star, claims first jet aircraft-to-jet aircraft dogfight in history”