U.S Air Force Plane and U.S Army Tank
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Feb 9, 2020 16:48:32 #
The airplane is a T-33 Shooting Star. It 1st flew in 1948 & was still in use by fighter interceptor squadrons as an intercept trainer target for new pilots assigned to squadrons. I was assigned to the 48th FIS at Langley AFB, VA in 1985-86. We had 1 of the oldest T-33's still in active service. The Bolivian Air Force retired their last T-33 in 1987.
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The jet is the trainer version of the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, introduced in 1945. I believe it was the first operational jet fighter for the US.
Feb 9, 2020 16:51:08 #
NikonJohn wrote:
The jet is a Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, introduced in 1945. I believe it was the first operational jet fighter for the US.
Not to be picky, NikonJohn, but this is the 2 seater version which makes it a T-33. It was developed from the P-80 & outlived it's ancestor by many years.
Feb 9, 2020 16:56:51 #
Thank you for the information, I think it's very interesting and good to know, and Thank you for your service too.
Feb 10, 2020 06:56:50 #
Tank is the M60A3, it's the last of the Patton series tanks that begin with the M48.
I never crewed the 60A3, but spent my formative years on a 48A3.
I never crewed the 60A3, but spent my formative years on a 48A3.
Feb 10, 2020 08:04:04 #
T-33's are still seen at air shows, etc. And I think I recently saw one doing "chase" duty on the first flight of one of Boeing's latest airliner prototypes.
Feb 10, 2020 09:02:34 #
nicksr1125 wrote:
The airplane is a T-33 Shooting Star. It 1st flew in 1948 & was still in use by fighter interceptor squadrons as an intercept trainer target for new pilots assigned to squadrons. I was assigned to the 48th FIS at Langley AFB, VA in 1985-86. We had 1 of the oldest T-33's still in active service. The Bolivian Air Force retired their last T-33 in 1987.
In 1948 I was 8 years old and living at the end of one of the runways at O'hare Airport. We used to run out of the house and look up when we heard one of these going over. Then, we got to see the Sabre Jets a few years later. A great time in America when we all looked forward, not backward like today.
Feb 10, 2020 10:35:30 #
tomad
Loc: North Carolina
Yes, the Navy had some of those planes when I was in an A4 Attack Squadron back in the 60's and 70's. It was indeed used as a trainer for young reserve A4 Pilots.
Feb 10, 2020 15:37:58 #
probie wrote:
not sure what era this plane or tank are from just thought they were interesting.
The plane is a T-33 . I worked on these 1966-69 at McDill AFB in Tampa. They were used as Trainer Aircraft at that time. I then got transferred to Anchorage and worked on B-57 aircraft.
Feb 10, 2020 17:26:43 #
WE had two T-33,s at the 48th tack fighter wing in England which had F.100,s. (61-65).
Feb 10, 2020 17:39:22 #
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