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Lockheed F-94 Starfire
Krajiny	Spojené štáty americké
Úlohu	Zachytávač počasia
Prvý let	16. apríla 1949
Postavený	855

Komisia 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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Komisia 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 mala dvoch členov posádky: pilota a radarového operátora. Hlavná výzbroj F-94 boli štyri 0,50-palcové guľomety v nose a neskoršie verzie niesli aj rakety vzduch-vzduch. F-94 bol nasadený v rôznych jednotkách veliteľstva protivzdušnej obrany a leteckej národnej gardy a počas kórejskej vojny sa zúčastnil bojových akcií, kde si pripísal niekoľko víťazstiev nad nepriateľskými lietadlami. F-94 bol nakoniec nahradený pokročilejšími stíhačkami ako Northrop F-89 Scorpion a North American F-86D Sabre.