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balding_n_tired on Sept 21, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: How a WWII Jet Fighter Was Designed in 150 days & ...

As I recall the P-80 never saw combat, at least in WW II. I remember it chiefly for killing Richard Bong, the USAAF leading ace.

philwelch on Sept 21, 2010 [–]

As the F-80 it saw action in Korea. But the only jet that saw action in WWII was the Me 262.

Edit: Also apparently the Gloster Meteor (thanks arethuza!)

arethuza on Sept 21, 2010 | [–]

The Gloster Meteor saw action with the RAF, shooting down a decent number of V1s:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor

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