Meet the F-80: America's First Fighter Jet

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April 9, 2020 Topic: History Region: Americas Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: HistoryNorth KoreaMilitaryTechnologyWorldF-80

Meet the F-80: America's First Fighter Jet

It wasn't great but it was a start.

 

Sébastien Roblin holds a Master’s Degree in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University and served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China. He has also worked in education, editing, and refugee resettlement in France and the United States. He currently writes on security and military history for War Is Boring.

Image: Wikipedia.

 

This first appeared in January. 

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