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    The First Jet versus Jet Dogfight!

    Major DanBy Major DanNovember 8, 2014Updated:June 8, 202034 Comments2 Mins Read
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    A Brief History

    On November 8, 1950, early in the Korean War, a U.S. Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star, America’s first operational jet fighter, flown by U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Russell Brown, shot down a Soviet-built MiG-15 piloted by a North Korean pilot, in the first air-to-air combat between jet planes in aviation history.

    Digging Deeper

    The F-80 was a reliable and rugged airplane whose service life with the USAF lasted into 1975 and longer elsewhere, however, it was outclassed by the MiG-15.  The Shooting Stars fighting in Korea were effective at shooting down piston-engine communist airplanes (Yak-9, IL-10), but their air-to-air record for shooting down MiGs was 6 for 13 of their own losses.  After the superior F-86 was deployed to Korea, the F-80 was reassigned as an effective fighter-bomber providing air support to ground troops.

    History and Headlines Fact:  More jet pilots were trained in the T-33 2-seat version of the Shooting Star than any other trainer aircraft in history.  Over 6,500 of them were built and flown by numerous allied countries.  Of particular interest, the author of this lil’ history chip once got a chance to fly a USAF T-33!

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    Historical Evidence

    For more information, please see…

    Cleaver, Thomas McKelvey.  MiG Alley: The US Air Force in Korea, 1950–53.  Osprey Publishing, 2019.

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    <span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="6369 http://www.crackedhistory.com/?p=6369">34 Comments

    1. Natalie Sholtis on April 13, 2015 1:40 am

      I always wonder how they come up with names of the models of planes. Is it similar to car models?

      Reply
    2. DAVID WARDLE on April 13, 2015 8:55 am

      God bless the USAF, our military and our veterans! — DAVID WARDLE

      Reply
    3. Samantha Easterling on April 17, 2015 12:54 pm

      They come up with the weirdest names… Thank you USAF.

      Reply
    4. Mike Rinicella on April 20, 2015 2:25 pm

      The p-80 was an amazing aircraft, but it really wasn’t used for long in the upcoming wars

      Reply
    5. Jake Woolf on April 22, 2015 8:24 pm

      Jets are great and all, but nothing beats the class of late war US piston planes.
      MMMMmmmmmm P-51D, I’m lookin’ at you!

      Reply
    6. Alex Guthrie on April 25, 2015 9:02 am

      I’m not too knowledgeable about jets and planes but nonetheless it’s cool the US jet outclassed the Soviet jet.

      Reply
    7. w.y. on May 3, 2015 3:39 pm

      It would be a rush to be so high up while fighting.

      Reply
    8. Kevin Petnuch on August 12, 2015 7:25 pm

      I know this was the first Jet vs jet air to air combat but i was under the impression that the Germans invented a jet during WWI and that they were the first to use it in combat. So i guess i would have expected it to have happened earlier in history.

      Reply
    9. ryan C on March 14, 2016 11:11 am

      salute the millitary

      Reply
    10. Sw on April 13, 2016 7:25 pm

      Jets most defiantly changed the way wars were fought, this advancement helped remove many soldiers from the front lines and helped save lives.

      Reply
    11. kk on April 21, 2016 11:25 am

      That’s a neat looking photo of the plane. What an accomplishment for Lieutenant Russell Brown. That would be cool to fly the first fighter plane and to take down the enemy plane.

      Reply
    12. Kamarin R on May 6, 2016 1:38 pm

      Pretty impressive for Russell Brown to be the first person to use a jet in combat.

      Reply
    13. Andy frick on May 8, 2016 4:46 pm

      Kudos to the USAF!

      Reply
    14. Dakota A rinier on May 10, 2016 6:43 am

      Amazing that we had these dog fights still really impressive today

      Reply
    15. Matt Smail on May 11, 2016 8:41 am

      i would have been excited and nervous to be in one of the first fighter jets, very exciting to see the production we have made since then. air warfare has changed a lot.

      Reply
    16. Isaac Talley on May 11, 2016 2:00 pm

      The pilots of these plan must have been daredevils to go at those speeds and shoot other speeding planes.

      Reply
    17. BV on May 12, 2016 12:11 am

      Still amazing to see the evolution of planes. Jets changed things, maybe for the better (or worse in terms of war)

      Reply
    18. Angela M on November 8, 2016 7:36 pm

      At home I am employed at nursing home where I have become very close with the residents. One of my residents was a member of the “Flying Aces.” And he was a very successful fighter pilot in World War II. This story is especially interesting to me because of my close relationship with a WWII veteran.

      Reply
    19. Tim Burris on November 9, 2016 2:12 pm

      these pilots were the firsts to fly this fast and shoot weapons of this magnitude they were very brave

      Reply
    20. Kayla Fox on November 14, 2016 6:25 pm

      Go America! This is a great example of the evolution of aircraft!

      Reply
      • David on June 1, 2017 4:19 pm

        Both the F80 and its opponent, the Mig15 were powered by British designed engines. The F80 used the Goblin engine and the Mig15 the reverse engineered Rolls Royce Nene. Go America indeed.

        Reply
        • Major Dan on June 2, 2017 7:25 pm

          What a blunder the Brits made in providing a good working jet engine to the Soviets. That was more than naïve, it was stupid!

          Reply
    21. Montel Lollis on November 29, 2016 11:21 am

      They made a great deal of things back then not always the first time but soon later we USA could build anything.

      Reply
    22. Maxwell McCullough on November 30, 2016 12:28 pm

      Man they jets of that time sure had some character to them! The f80 was replaced by an amazing plane also the sabre!

      Reply
    23. Nicholas Hillyer on November 30, 2016 6:12 pm

      It’s just amazing how quick these planes become out of date and a new version comes out all the time it seems like.

      Reply
    24. Suzie M. Shaffer on December 7, 2016 10:34 pm

      The development of jets changed the whole war, shots coming from the air and ground! After one jet came out they were already working on the next big thing, an upgrade.

      Reply
    25. Courtney G on December 8, 2016 6:26 pm

      It’s amazing to see how quick they are able to create new weapons. Planes changed the game in wars because not only was there a ground battle but in the air as well.

      Reply
    26. Jessica May on December 11, 2016 10:18 pm

      Technology changes so quickly, its amazing

      Reply
    27. Drew N on December 16, 2016 9:10 am

      love how air combat has evolved

      Reply
    28. Mackenzie H on February 17, 2017 10:12 pm

      Year by year we keep getting new weapons it seems like.

      Reply
    29. Michael Tovissi on April 12, 2017 12:00 pm

      Technology has advanced so much in aviation.

      Reply
    30. Payton Brown on April 25, 2017 12:52 pm

      It is incredible that the soldiers were able to adapt to all the changing technology of the time.

      Reply
    31. Amanda Miller on April 27, 2017 8:22 pm

      I know a few people that were in the military, and I don’t think any of them flew in anything like this or even flew period.

      Reply
    32. MIA on April 28, 2017 11:24 am

      It amazes me how quickly we can advance our technology.

      Reply

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