The presence of P-80s in USAFE was pretty short. They arrived April 24, 1946 and were assigned  to the 55th  Fighter Group, XII Tactical Air Command, stationed at Giebelstadt, U.S. Zone, Occupied Germany.  Because of spare parts problems, they were all returned to the U.S. (called the Zone of the Interior, or ZI, at that time). This photo shows one at Fürstenfeldbruck AAF base near Munich, Bavaria.

 Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star at Fursty - 1946

American POWs released at end of WWII. 

Not as healthy looking or in the same condition as the Japanese POWs held by Americans.

American POWs released at end of WWII

June 1946 - The first Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star landed at Fürstenfeldbruck AAF field, near Munich.  All personnel were invited to crawl over and under the first jet they'd ever seen. The Nazi jets had been quickly removed to the USA a year before.