The Lockheed F-80 began with the XP-80 maiden flight on January 8, 1944, later served as an F80-C fighter bomber in the Korean Conflict, and on Nov. 8, 1950, Lt. Russell J. Brown shot down a Russian MiG-15 in the first all jet air battle. It spans 38 feet 10 inches, weighs 16,856 pounds, and cost $93,456.