P-80 (F-80)Shooting Star Jet Repaired, flown, and re-crashed! Plus a new use for my Wiggley Tool.

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· After the first crash, and as promised, I repaired the Vintage P-80 Jet and flew it again. This time, it ran out of fuel and with heavy winds, I could not get back to land it. It began snapping when I tried to make it back and went down in the mud. I don’t give up easy, so put it back together again, this time adding a feeder tank. I hope to fly it again soon for the 3rd time, hoping that will be the charm.
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The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF).[2] Designed and built by Lockheed in 1943 and delivered just 143 days from the start of the design process, production models were flying but not ready for service by the end of World War II. Designed with straight wings, the type saw extensive combat in Korea with the United States Air Force (USAF) as the F-80. America's first successful turbojet-powered combat aircraft, it helped usher in the "jet age" in the USAF, but was outclassed with the appearance of the swept-wing transonic MiG-15 and was quickly replaced in the air superiority role by the transonic F-86 Sabre. The F-94 Starfire, an all-weather interceptor on the same airframe, also saw Korean war service. The closely related T-33 Shooting Star trainer would remain in service with the U.S. Air Force and Navy well into the 1980s, with the last NT-33 variant not retired until April 1997. Many still serve in a military role in foreign air arms or are in private hands.
Here is my last crash video link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0gHc2vekuM

Here is the original flight from 1979 which I DID pull off a dead stick landing, no crash!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78K8crhSgns

· Thanks kindly for watching.