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The
F-94 Starfire was a development of the F-80 Shooting
Star. To meet the interceptor role, a more powerful after-
burning engine was used and a second seat was added for a
radar-intercept officer. The prototype first flew on 16 April 1949.
The F-94C Starfire's firepower consisted of
24 2.75 inch Mighty Mouse air-to-air rockets housed around the nose
radome and 12 each in a pods on each wing's leading edge. The
C model was the first USAF fighter to be armed exclusively with
rockets.
The last F-94s were withdrawn from service in
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 | F-94: U.S. Air Force fighter designation |
| YF-97A: Original designation of what
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Stuff
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Book:
Lockheed F-94 Starfire
Isham & McLaren |
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Book:
P-80/F-94 Shooting Star in Action
Squadron/Signal |
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