Lockheed XP-80/YP-80 Shooting Star
44-83020 to 44-83035
Lockheed XP-80 Shooting Star/44-83020
- First Prototype.
- First flight, January 8, 1944.
- Delivered to the United States Army Air Force.
- Accepted, May 28, 1945
- Assigned to the 4144th Base Unit, Muroc, CA, May 23, 1945.
- Marked as 78
- Transferred to the 4803rd Base Unit, Orchard Place.
- Donated to the Smithsonian Museums, November 8, 1946.
Lockheed XP-80 Shooting Star/44-83021
- Second Prototype.
- 6/10/1944: First flight.
- 1945: USAF 4144th ABU.
- 3/20/1945: Crashed on Highway 99 near Rosamond, CA due to engine failure.
Lockheed XP-80 Shooting Star/44-83022
- Third Prototype.
- 8/1/1944: First flight.
- Modified with a second seat for an observer.
- Used as an engine testbed for the XP-90 program.
Lockheed YP-80A Shooting Star/44-83023
- 9/13/1944: First flight.
- 1945: USAF 4144th ABU.
- 1945-47: Bailed to NACA at Ames Labs, CA for high-speed tests.
Lockheed YP-80A Shooting Star/44-83024
- 1944: Modified as XF-14 photo recon variant.
- 12/6/1944: Crashed after a midair collision with a Lockheed owned B-25J near Muroc Field, CA.
- Pilot was fatally injured.
Lockheed YP-80A Shooting Star/44-83025
- 1944: USAF 4025th BU.
- 10/20/1944: Crashed on its maiden flight near Burbank, CA due to engine failure. Pilot was killed.
Lockheed YP-80A Shooting Star/44-83026
- 12/1944: Shipped to England for tests.
- 1/28/1945: Crashed at RAF Burtonwood, England due to engine fire. Pilot was killed.
Lockheed YP-80A Shooting Star/44-83027
- 12/1944: Shipped to England for tests.
- Bailed to the British government for tests.
- 11/14/1945: Crashed in England after engine failure.
Lockheed YP-80A Shooting Star/44-83028
- 12/1944: Shipped to Foggia, Italy for combat tests.
- 1945: USAF 1st FG.
Lockheed YP-80A Shooting Star/44-83029
- 12/1944: Shipped to Foggia, Italy for combat tests.
- 1945: USAF 1st FG.
- 8/2/1945: Crashed near Brandenburg, KY on a ferry flight. Pilot was killed.
Lockheed YP-80A Shooting Star/44-83030
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Lockheed YP-80A Shooting Star/44-83031
- USAAF 412th FG.
Lockheed YP-80A Shooting Star/44-83032
- 1945: USAF 4144th ABU.
- 1945: USAF 31st FS (412th FG).
- 1945: USAF 445th FS (412th FG).
- 7/9/1945: Crashed at Muroc Field, CA due to engine failure.
Lockheed YP-80A Shooting Star/44-83033
- 1945: USAF 31st FS (412th FG).
Lockheed YP-80A Shooting Star/44-83034
- 1945: USAF 31st FS (412th FG) as 34.
Lockheed YP-80A Shooting Star/44-83035
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