Requested move Lockheed P 80 Shooting Star WP COMMONNAME The Shooting Star was known as P 80 from 1945 through 1948 then F 80 from June 11 1948 through the end of its service a much longer period including its defining service in Korea The F 82 F 84 and F 86 all started their service with P for Pursuit designations that were changed in 1948 to F for Fighter but have their pages here at the F designations for the same reasons stated above there s no reason for the Shooting Star to be otherwise