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T-33A



Lockheed T-33A
Lockheed T-33A
Lockheed T-33A
Lockheed T-33A
Shooting Star
Trainer (Cold War, Korean War, Vietnam)
HEIGHT-11' 4"   LENGTH-37' 9"   WINGSPAN-38' 11" 
MAX WEIGHT-11,965 LBS   MAX SPEED-543 MPH
CREW SIZE-2
ENGINES-1 ALLISON J-33-A-35 @ 4,600 LBS THRUST
The prototype P-80 flew on the 8th of January, 1944, and became the first production jet aircraft accepted for operational service by the USAAF. The P-80 (later F-80) saw combat in the Korean War. In 1948 the T-33 Shooting Star was introduced. The T-33 evolved from the F-80 "C" model fighter with the fuselage lengthened 38 inches to accommodate a second pilot sitting in tandem. The canopy was extended and the armament was removed. Shooting Stars have taught many Air Force pilots basic fighter manueuvering skills, air combat tactics and low level flight skills. Production continued until 1959 and they were used in the U.S.A.F. until 1988. This T-33 was delivered to the U.S. Air Force in October 1958. It served at Peterson AFB until 1980 and was then transferred to the 84th Fighter Interceptor Training Squadron (FITS), Castle AFB, CA. It last flew performing Electronic Counter Measures (ECM) training in the role as a target for the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD). In 1987 it retired after almost 30 years of service, and joined the museum at March Field.
58-0513 served the U.S. Air Force from 1958-1987
This aircraft is on loan from the U.S. Air Force Museum