F-80 Shooting Star Units of the Korean WarBuilt within a 180 day time limit in 1943, the F 80 Shooting Star first saw service in Italy in the final year of World War 2, and consequently was sent to bases in the US, Europe, and the Far East after VJ Day. It was the latter groups based in Japan that initially bore the brunt of the early fighting in Korea, engaging MiG 15s in the worlds first jet versus jet combat. Flown principally by the 8th and 49th Fighter Bomber Wings, the F 80 served until