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2. Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star - Wikipedia

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   The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star is the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. [1] Designed and built by Lockheed in 1943 and delivered just 143 days from the start of design, two pre-production models saw limited service in Italy just before the end of World War II.

3. McDonnell FH Phantom - Wikipedia

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   The McDonnell FH Phantom is a twinjet, straight-wing, carrier-based fighter aircraft designed and first flown during late World War II for the United States Navy.As a first-generation jet fighter, the Phantom was the first purely jet-powered aircraft to land on an American aircraft carrier [2] [N 1] and the first jet deployed by the United States Marine Corps.

4. Bell P-59 Airacomet - Wikipedia

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   Because the plane was underpowered, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) was not impressed by its performance and canceled half of the original order for 100 fighters, using the completed aircraft as trainers. The USAAF would instead go on to select the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star as its first operational jet fighter. Although no P-59s ...

5. List of United States fighter aircraft - Wikipedia

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   Fighter Boeing First American produced all-metal fighter aircraft and the first pursuit monoplane to enter squadron service with the United States Army Air Corps. 1932 Unknown 151 XP-31 Swift: Experimental monoplane fighter Curtiss Despite its innovations, the XP-31 did not offer any advantages compared to its rival the Boeing P-26 Peashooter ...

6. Early Bird Aircraft Company - Wikipedia

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   The Early Bird Spad 13 is an 80% scale replica of the First World War SPAD S.XIII fighter. The Early Bird Jenny is a 67% scale replica of the First World War Curtiss JN-4 Jenny trainer. Both aircraft are constructed from a mix of steel and aluminum tubing, with some wooden parts and with flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. [1]

7. Grumman F9F Panther - Wikipedia

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   The Grumman F9F Panther is an early carrier-based jet fighter designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Grumman.It was the first jet-powered fighter aircraft to see air-to-air combat with the United States Navy as well as being Grumman’s first jet fighter.