The P-80 won the name Shooting Star for its speed: It was the first jet to exceed 500 mph in level flight. On August 6, 1945, at 2:20 p.m., an aircraft taxied onto the runway at the Lockheed Air ...

THE GREAT WHITE NORTH — There are shooting stars and then there are shooting stars. What's the difference? With shooting stars, you see a tiny little zip of light go across the night sky.