Sword 72105 1/72 Lockheed RF-80A over Korea

During the Korean war, 368 F-80s were lost, including 277 in combat missions and 91 non-combat losses[22] Of the 277 F-80s lost in operations (approximately 30% of the existing inventory), 113 were lost to ground fire, 14 to enemy aircraft, 54 to "unknown causes" and 96 were "other losses".[22] F-80s are credited by the USAF with destroying 17 aircraft in air-to-air combat and 24 on the ground.[23] Major Charles J. Loring Jr. was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions while flying an F-80 with the 80th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter-Bomber Wing on 22 November 1952.