Avro C-102 U.S. Coast Guard and from anti-armor to anti-submarine

and from anti-armor to anti-submarine warfare

the F-80C was used extensively as a fighter-bomber in the Korean War

and a laser rangefinder/illuminator

the aircraft entering service first with Pan Am and TWA

many of them converted by Lockheed Aircraft Service for convertible passenger/cargo or all-cargo use

Avro C-102 U.S. Coast Guard and from anti-armor to anti-submarineAvro C102 airplane model. The Avro C102 Jetliner was a Canadian prototype medium range jet airliner built by Avro Canada in 1949. It was beaten into the air by only 13 days by the de Havilland Comet, thereby becoming the second jetliner in the world, yet the name "Jetliner" was catchier and for many years all such aircraft were colloquially given that name. The aircraft was considered suitable for busy routes along the US eastern seaboard and garnered