Lockheed T-33

T-33 Shooting Star
A demonstration T-33 in flight in 2016
General information
TypeTraining aircraft
ManufacturerLockheed
Designer
Primary usersUnited States Air Force
Number built6,557
History
Manufactured1948–1959
First flight22 March 1948
Retired31 July 2017 (Bolivian Air Force)
Developed fromLockheed P-80 Shooting Star
VariantsLockheed T2V SeaStar
Canadair T-33AN/CT-133 Silver Star
Developed intoLockheed F-94 Starfire
Boeing Skyfox

The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star (or T-Bird) is an American subsonic jet trainer. It was produced by Lockheed and made its first flight in 1948. The T-33 was developed from the Lockheed P-80/F-80 starting as TP-80C/TF-80C in development, then designated T-33A. It was used by the U.S. Navy initially as TO-2, then TV-2, and after 1962, T-33B. The last operator of the T-33, the Bolivian Air Force, retired the type in July 2017, after 44 years of service.[1]

  1. ^ "Fuerza Aérea desactiva cuatro aviones de entrenamiento y ataque T-33 – Diario Pagina Siete" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-07-31.

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