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Posted by Air Power on Thursday, 25 May 2017
Today in History – April 16, 1949 – 1st flight of the Lockheed F-94 Starfighter
16 April 1949 – “The 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