The F 80 Shooting Star was the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces It had a conventional all metal airframe with a straight wing and tricycle landing gear It was the first operational jet aircraft to have its engine in the fuselage It saw limited action in World War II but as the first American jet airplane to be manufactured in large quantities it saw extensive combat action in the Korean War Shooting Star FT 547 named Evil Eye Fleagle Miss Barbara Ann was assigned to the 8th Fighter Bomber Wing based at Suwon Air Base Specifications . Material Metal. Scale 1 96