YP-80A Shooting Stars in WW2 Italy 2024-06-13

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YP-80A Shooting Stars in WW2 Italy - WWII Liveries

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YP-80A 44-83028, c/n 1007 & YP-80A 44-83029, c/n 1008

2 Lockheed YP-80A aircraft were shipped to Italy in Dec 1944 and were flown there for operational testing in the closing months of WW2 from Jan 1945 to Jun 1945, before being sent back to the US. This operation was called "Project Extraversion". Shortly after their arrival, they were painted in this paint scheme with the only marking distinguishing the two aircraft from each other was 028 had an "A"...

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