Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star
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The Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star was one of the first operational jet fighter aircraft of the United States, seeing extensive service in the early Cold War and during the Korean War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star canonical | 4 |
| Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star | 4 |
| Lockheed P-80 airframe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4389009 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star Context triple: [Allison J35, usedOnAircraft, Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star]
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A.
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star
The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star is a jet-powered American trainer aircraft developed from the P-80 fighter and widely used by the U.S. Air Force and many other countries during the early Cold War era.
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B.
Republic F-84 Thunderjet
The Republic F-84 Thunderjet is an American turbojet-powered fighter-bomber developed in the late 1940s that saw extensive service during the Korean War.
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C.
North American F-100 Super Sabre
The North American F-100 Super Sabre is a U.S. Air Force supersonic jet fighter-bomber that was the first of the Century Series and the first USAF fighter capable of sustained supersonic speed in level flight.
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D.
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a distinctive twin-boom American World War II fighter aircraft renowned for its versatility in roles such as interception, ground attack, and long-range escort.
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E.
Vought F4U Corsair
The Vought F4U Corsair was a World War II-era American carrier-capable fighter aircraft known for its distinctive inverted gull wings, powerful engine, and exceptional performance in the Pacific Theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star Target entity description: The Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star was one of the first operational jet fighter aircraft of the United States, seeing extensive service in the early Cold War and during the Korean War.
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A.
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star
The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star is a jet-powered American trainer aircraft developed from the P-80 fighter and widely used by the U.S. Air Force and many other countries during the early Cold War era.
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B.
Republic F-84 Thunderjet
The Republic F-84 Thunderjet is an American turbojet-powered fighter-bomber developed in the late 1940s that saw extensive service during the Korean War.
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C.
North American F-100 Super Sabre
The North American F-100 Super Sabre is a U.S. Air Force supersonic jet fighter-bomber that was the first of the Century Series and the first USAF fighter capable of sustained supersonic speed in level flight.
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D.
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a distinctive twin-boom American World War II fighter aircraft renowned for its versatility in roles such as interception, ground attack, and long-range escort.
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E.
Vought F4U Corsair
The Vought F4U Corsair was a World War II-era American carrier-capable fighter aircraft known for its distinctive inverted gull wings, powerful engine, and exceptional performance in the Pacific Theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jet fighter aircraft
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ single-seat fighter ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | first-generation jet fighter ⓘ |
| armament | six 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns ⓘ |
| canCarry |
bombs
ⓘ
rockets ⓘ |
| configuration | single-engine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designer | Clarence "Kelly" Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentOf | Lockheed XP-80 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineModel | Allison J33 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | turbojet ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1944-01-08 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | all-metal monoplane ⓘ |
| introduced | 1945 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maxSpeed |
approximately 600 mph
ⓘ
approximately 965 km/h ⓘ |
| natoReportingName | Shooting Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first operational jet fighters of the United States ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStatus | out of production ⓘ |
| retiredFromUSAF | 1958 ⓘ |
| role |
fighter
ⓘ
fighter-bomber ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling |
approximately 14,300 m
ⓘ
approximately 46,800 ft ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | North American F-86 Sabre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Brazilian Air Force
NERFINISHED
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Colombian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Peruvian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Danish Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Korean War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Cold War ⓘ |
| variant |
Lockheed F-80C
NERFINISHED
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Lockheed P-80 NERFINISHED ⓘ Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | straight wing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star Description of subject: The Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star was one of the first operational jet fighter aircraft of the United States, seeing extensive service in the early Cold War and during the Korean War.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Allison J35
this entity surface form:
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
this entity surface form:
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
this entity surface form:
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
this entity surface form:
Lockheed P-80 airframe
this entity surface form:
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
subject surface form:
New England Air Museum