Lockheed TV-1 (P-80C-1-LO) Shooting Star
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Manufacturer: Lockheed Model: TV-1 (P-80C-1-LO) Shooting Star Span: 11.81m / 39ft Year: 1948 Length: 10.49m / 34ft Height: 3.43m / 11ft Wing Area: 22.07m² / 238ft² Short Title: Lockheed TV-1 Shooting Star Empty Weight: 3819.31kg / 8,420lbs Gross Weight: 7645.88kg / 16,856lbs Maximum Speed: 955.75km/h Cruise Speed: 706.35km/h / 439mph Registration: 33841 (47-1388) Range: 2220.42km / 1,380miles On Loan From: National Museum of Naval Aviation at Pensacola, Florida |
Lockheed TV-1 (P-80C-1-LO) Shooting Star Due to the slow delivery of new jet fighters and in order to train new jet pilots, the United States Navy in 1947 obtained the transfer of 49 Lockheed P-80Cs destined to the United States Air Force. Designated originally as TO-1 and changed to TV-1 after 1950, these planes served as land-based trainer aircraft for Navy squadron VF-52 and U.S. Marine Corps squadron VMF-311. With the arrival of the delayed Grumman F9F and McDonnell F2H aircraft, the TV-1s were transferred to reserve squadrons before being phased out of service. This aircraft is on loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation at Pensacola, Florida. |
