(U.S. Air Force Photograph.) color photos P-80 Shooting Star September 21, 2014by Lone_Sentry_Admin1 min read Color photograph of a U.S. Air Force Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star in flight over the mountains. The P-80 Shooting Star was the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.) (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)