One of those oft-forgotten systems in that often-overlooked war is the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star. In fact, the Shooting Star was America’s first operational jet fighter in the Korean War.

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Damage Inc. Pacific Squadron WWII: P-80 "Bolt" Shooting Star The Shooting Star was the US Air Force's first operational fighter jet. The first Shooting ...

For the United States, that transition began with the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, America’s first operational jet fighter. Debuting at the tail end of World War II, the P-80 was later ...