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American P-80 Shooting Star’s doing recon over Italy in 1945 during WW2. [Video]

American P-80 Shooting Star’s doing recon over Italy in 1945 during WW2.

 

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Ray Khuller
9 months ago

Not during I would say. These became operational after the war

Kevin Tapee
9 months ago

Very rare catch. These were pre-production models. These were the only two that saw service in World War 2.

David Wilkie
9 months ago

One has to wonder how the P-80 would do against the Me-262?

Cooper Art
9 months ago

Beautiful Way back When all those years ago !!!!!!

Ray Slover
9 months ago

This is correct. Four P-80s reached Europe before V-Day. Two were based in England. These two YP-80s did fly recon in Italy in the final weeks of the European war.

Kenny Brookshire
9 months ago

I did not realize they flew that early

Cooper Art
9 months ago

Only thing Mark Long is the P-80 killed one of The US’s great aces Dick Bong …..
Aside from that great classic with beautiful lines she had !!!!

Joel McCollough
9 months ago

Thanks! I knew exactly nothing about this.

James Churn
9 months ago

Two were used for reconnaissance in the final few months of the war in the European theatre.

Thomas McWilliams
9 months ago

productionhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_P-80_Shooting_Star

Richard Johnson
9 months ago

Before World War II ended, however, two American pre-production Lockheed YP-80A Shooting Star fighter jets saw limited service in Italy with the USAAF on reconnaissance, in February and March 1945.[14] Because of delays in delivery of production aircraft, the Shooting Star saw no actual combat during the conflict.[15]

Mick Pennick
9 months ago

Wrong. It was after World War 2. The F-80 arrived to late to see combat.
The Gloster Meteor was the only allied jet-propelled aircraft to see action in the conflict.

Alan Waterhouse
9 months ago

Looks like a still from a Godzilla movie lol

James Dreier
9 months ago

Not in any other aspect except design, they look ancient in comparison to the Me-262.

Victor Koehne
9 months ago

Not during WWII

Bobby Duckworth
9 months ago

I don’t think sooooooo.

David Dayhuff
9 months ago

Those are the two pre-production models sent to Italy in 1945.

Robert Smith
9 months ago

Not sure where they are getting there information from , but these flew several months after the war ended .

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