The F-80 Shooting Star Flew More Combat Sorties Than Any Other Straight Winged Jet Fighter скачать в хорошем качестве

The F-80 Shooting Star Flew More Combat Sorties Than Any Other Straight Winged Jet Fighter

The F-80 Shooting Star was the first US jet fighter to see active service. Being the first and having straight wings, it is generally regarded with a little disdain by enthusiasts today. In this video I'll set out why I see the F-80 as both a fine combat aircraft that distinguished itself in Korea and a vital pioneer in jet operations in the USAF. Sources: Long out of print, but Lt Col Rhodes Arnold's "Shooting Star, T-Bird And Starfire" is probably the best single book on the type, in my view at least Warren Thompson's "F-80 Shooting Star Units Of The Korean War" is a compact and well-written book on the Shooting Star's Korean service that is worth picking up, as is his earlier "F-80 Shooting Star Units Over Korea" An excellent forum article: https://axis-and-allies-paintworks.co... Some information about deployment to the European theatre: https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag...