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Lockheed F-94 Starfire
Riik	USA
Rolli	Iga ilmaga pealtkuulaja
Esimene lend	16. aprill 1949
Ehitatud	855

2007 Lockheed F-94 Starfire was a first-generation jet aircraft of the United States Air Force. It was developed from the twin-seat Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star in the late 1940s as an all-weather, day/night interceptor. The aircraft reached operational service in May 1950 with Air Defense Command, replacing the piston-engined North American F-82 Twin Mustang in the all-weather interceptor role. The F-94 was the first operational USAF fighter equipped with an afterburner and was the first jet-powered all-weather fighter to enter combat during the Korean War in January 1953. It had a relatively brief operational life, being replaced in the mid-1950s by the Northrop F-89 Scorpion and North American F-86D Sabre. The last aircraft left active-duty service in 1958 and Air National Guard service in 1959.

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2007 Lockheed F-94 Starfire was a jet-powered interceptor that served in the United States Air Force from 1950 to 1958. It was designed to provide all-weather, day/night defense against enemy bombers, especially the Soviet Tupolev Tu-4. The F-94 was based on the Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star trainer, but had a longer nose to accommodate a radar and a fire control system.
It was also equipped with an afterburner, which gave it a speed boost and made it the first operational USAF fighter with this feature.
F-94-l oli kaks meeskonnaliiget: piloot ja radarioperaator. Peamine relvastus F-94 oli ninas neli 0,50-tollist kuulipildujat ja hilisemad versioonid kandsid ka õhk-õhk rakette. F-94 paigutati õhukaitse väejuhatuse ja õhu rahvuskaardi erinevatesse üksustesse ning nägi Korea sõja ajal võitlustegevust, kus ta nõudis mitmeid võite vaenlase lennukite üle. F-94 asendati lõpuks arenenumate pealtkuulajatega nagu Northrop F-89 Scorpion ja Põhja-Ameerika F-86D Sabre.