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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-80/P-80/T-33/TO/TV Shooting Star / T2V Sea Star / CT-133 Silver Star / F-94 Starfire
    Latest Model:F-80C-11-LO Shooting Star
    Last Military Serial:54-8357 USAF
    Construction Number:080-1571
    Compressed ID:Lockheed F-80C-11-LO sn 54-8357 USA...
    Latest Owner or Location:Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, Macon, Georgia

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a P-80A-5-LO by Lockheed at Burbank, California, USA.

    1946

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 45-8357.

    18 September 1947

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 54-8357.

    By 1948

    Transferred to 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, Selfridge AFB, MI.

    11 June 1948

    Redesignated as F-80A.

    1948

    Is the only remaining one of 16 aircraft to participate in the first overseas jet fighter deployment to Europe.

    By September 1951

    Transferred to 197th Pilot Training Squadron, 127th Pilot Training Group, Luke AFB, TX.

    29 September 1951

    Damaged.
    Landing accident, Great Falls AFB, MT, Pilot George N. Earnhart.

    Circa 1953

    Converted to a F-80C-11-LO by Lockheed at Burbank, California, USA.

    1953

    Transferred to 124th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (ANG), DesMoines Municipal Airport, IA.

    Circa 1954

    Transferred to 125th Fighter Squadron (ANG), 137th Fighter Bomber Group, Tulsa, OK.

    1955

    Transferred to 169th Fighter Squadron (ANG), 126th Fighter Wing, Peoria, IL.

    1959

    To City of Aurora, IL.
    Displayed in Phillips Park.

    November 1980


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: In Phillips Park, Aurora, IL

    November 1980


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: In Phillips Park, Aurora, IL

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
    View the Location Dossier

    1984

    Loaned to WR-ALC/MU, Robins AFB, GA.

    Placed on display with Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, Macon, GA.
    View the Location Dossier

    By April 1988


    Photographer: Wayne Gomes
    Notes: Photographed at the Museum of Aviation at Robbins AFB.

    By 1990

    Markings Applied: FN-357, 42
    In the markings worn by 62FS 56FG Selfridge AFB Mi during their tour of Europe in 1948.

    12 March 1990


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    July 1990


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    July 1990


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    14 March 1992


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    Markings Applied: FN-357 lAN

    January 2014


    Photographer: Gustavo Bonilla
    Notes: Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins AFB Georgia
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    United States Military Aircraft Since 1909 by Swanborough and Bowers
    Internet Sources
     Accident Report.com by Michael Stowe
    City of Aurora
    Forgotten Jets by Nathan Decker
    Museum of Aviation
    National Museum of the United States Air Force
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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     Glenn Chatfield
    Mike Henniger
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