Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star - (scan - 1996)

Outgrowth of P-80 program. Stretched 38.5 in to accommodate second seat and controls. "T-Bird" was standard USAF jet trainer for many years; was not completely phased out of USAF inventory until 1989. First mass-produced US jet trainer, was used by Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps and remained in service until 1989.


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