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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-80/P-80/T-33/TO/TV Shooting Star / T2V Sea Star / CT-133 Silver Star / F-94 Starfire
    Latest Model:T-33A-1-LO
    Last Military Serial:51-6745 USAF
    Construction Number:580-6077
    Compressed ID:Lockheed T-33A-1-LO sn 51-6745 USAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-33A-1-LO by Lockheed at Burbank, California, USA.

    Circa 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 51-6745.

    From 5 September 1952 to 1 October 1953

    Loaned to RCAF, No. 3 (AW) Operational Training Unit, 414 Squadron, RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario,.
    Operated with USAF s/n.

    2 October 1953

    Transferred to 126th Fighter Interceptor Squadron/128th Fighter Group (ANG), Milwaukee, WI.

    27 March 1955

    Damaged.
    Damaged in unspecified accident.

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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    February 1963

    Loaned to City of Huntington, Huntington, IN.

    From February 1963 to After 2015

    To Huntington Memorial Gardens, Huntington, IN.
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    Markings Applied: 0-16754
    Mismarked when repainted, swapping the last two digits of the s/n.

    By April 2017

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
    Stored on restoration ramp.
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    18 April 2017


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At the south end of the ramp at the restoration area for the NMUSAF on the east side of Wright Field.

    28 February 2024

    Tornado damage while stored outside at Wright-Patterson AFB.
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    Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers by Brian Walker
    National Museum of the United States Air Force
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
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