The Korean War began in 1950 between the North, supported by the Soviet Union, ... The F-80 Shooting Star is a fighter-bomber aircraft that was first introduced in 1945, ...

Discover the story of the first air-to-air victory of the Korean War on June 27, 1950, when a USAF F-82 Twin Mustang downed a North Korean Yak-11-marking a historic moment in aerial combat.

However, when the Korean War broke out, the Invader was no longer state-of-the-art. While it was far from a bad aircraft by the 1950s, its capabilities just didn't hold up as well as they used to.

It’s been 75 years since the start of the Korean War, and aircraft on display at AirVenture will showcase the transition from piston-powered aircraft to fighter jets, a news release said.

North American XP-82 Twin Mustang in Aug.30, 1945, number 44-83887. The 2nd prototype aircraft, it was turned over to NACA, (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) 1947.

In that spirit, America’s most advanced fighter plane, the F-35, along with the American and Korean versions of the F-15 and Korean T-50 trainers, have been in the air high over the training area ...

However, when the Korean War broke out, the Invader was no longer state-of-the-art. While it was far from a bad aircraft by the 1950s, its capabilities just didn't hold up as well as they used to.