Famous Aircraft Of The National Air and Space Museum #3: The P-80 Shooting Star: Evolution Of A Jet Fighter (1979) By E. T. Wooldridge, Jr
 
P-80 Shooting Star was the first operational turbojet fighter to undergo full production in the United States and thus occupies a unique position in American aviation history. The author draws on official case histories and the personal observations of the renowned aircraft designer, Kelly Johnson, and famous Lockheed test pilot Tony LeVier, to tell the story of the brief but eventful career of the first prototype XP-80, nicknamed Lulu-Belle , and the development of the P-80 Shooting Star series of aircraft
 
Number 3 of the Famous Aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum series.
 
Soft Cover
111 pages 
In Poor to Fair condition