On June 3, 1946, a Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star set a new world speed record, cementing its place in aviation history as ...

The emergence of jet and rocket technology during World War II revolutionized the future of aviation. While Germany’s jet fighters and Britain’s Gloster Meteor gained widespread recognition, America’s ...

The American hot rod craze is believed to have originated in Southern California during the interwar years and into the early Cold War period. A time when the playbook detailing how to shove large ...

Designed during the closing years of WWII and introduced in 1945, the P-80 bridged the gap between propeller-driven aircraft and the jet age. As one would expect, the transition to jet-powered ...