F-94 StarfireLockheed F 94 Starfire airplane model. The two place Republic F 94 was this nation's first operational jet all weather interceptor. It was developed from the single seat F 80 Shooting Star which had been the Army Air Forces' first operational jet aircraft procured in significant quantities. Although the F 94 had a redesigned fuselage, it used the F 80 tail, wing, and landing gear. The Starfire was also the first U. S. production jet to have an