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F-94 Starfire units of the United States Air Force

F-94 Starfire units of the United States Air Force

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The Lockheed F-94 Starfire was the first United States Air Force jet-powered day/night all-weather interceptor. It was also the first operational USAF fighter equipped with an afterburner. Introduced in February 1950, its primary user was the Air Defense Command. It also saw service in the Korean War, replacing the F-82G Twin Mustang used by Far East Air Force in 1952. The aircraft had a relatively short operational life, being retired by the active-duty Air Force in November 1957 and the Air National Guard by June 1959.

F-94B Starfires of the 66th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, 1952

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    The first ANG F-94s were F-94As. The F-94As were sent to Lockheed for modification to F-94B standards and then returned to the ANG as B models
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    The last F-94C Starfighters were phased out of ANG service by the 179th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at the Duluth Municipal Airport, Minnesota during the summer of 1959, the last being sent to AMARC in December 1959.

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