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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-80/P-80/T-33/TO/TV Shooting Star / T2V Sea Star / CT-133 Silver Star / F-94 Starfire
    Latest Model:F-80A Shooting Star
    Last Military Serial:29689 USN
    Construction Number:080-1258
    Compressed ID:Lockheed F-80A sn 29689 USN cn 080-...
    Latest Owner or Location:Hickory Aviation Museum, Hickory Regional Airport, Hickory, North Carolina

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a P-80A-1-LO by Lockheed at Burbank, California, USA.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-85235.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 29689 as a TV-1.

    Redesignated as F-80A.

    Transferred to Aberdeen Proving Grounds MD.

    From By 1982 to 1991

    To Walter Soplata Aviation Collection, Newbury, Cleveland, OH.
    Stored outside in the Soplata collection near the Vought Cutlass painted dark blue.
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    Photographer: Phil Branagan

    1982


    Photographer: Michael Jones

    1984


    Photographer: Steve Tournay

    1984


    Photographer: Steve Tournay

    From By 1991 to By 1993

    To Rick Ropkey, Longview TX.
    Obtained as a restoration project.

    Circa 1991


    Photographer: Jayson Shenk

    By 1995

    To National Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, FL.
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    1995

    Restored.
    Static restoration carried out at Herlong, FL.

    1996

    Placed on display.

    In the inventory of National Naval Aviation Museum-Loan Program, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, FL.
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    By 8 January 2024

    Placed on display with Hickory Aviation Museum, Hickory Regional Airport, Hickory, NC.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
    Noah Rechtin
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