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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.
The CT-133 entered service in the RCAF as its training aircraft for fighters. The designation of the Silver Star in the Canadian Forces was CT-133. The CT-133's service career in the RCAF (and later the Canadian Forces) was extremely long. One of the more unusual roles it played was as an aerobatic demonstration aircraft, the RCAF's Red Knight ...
T33 or T-33 may refer to: Automobiles. Alfa Romeo Tipo 33, an Italian racing car; Bestune T33, a Chinese SUV; Cooper T33, a British sports car; Aviation.
The Pratt & Whitney JT3D is an early turbofan aircraft engine derived from the Pratt & Whitney JT3C turbojet. It was first run in 1958 and was first flown in 1959 under a B-45 Tornado test aircraft. Over 8,000 JT3Ds were produced between 1959 and 1985.
The aircraft had just completed a scheduled Factory Maintenance Visit at the Boeing facility in Wichita. [239] 16 January U.S. Navy LCDR. Dick Oliver crashes Grumman F-11A Tiger, Blue Angel Number 5, BuNo 141869, doing a dirty roll during practice, but receives minor injuries. The new aircraft 5 became BuNo 141859, which he flies on the ...
The Stargate YT-33 is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and intended to be produced by Stargate, Inc of McMinnville, Oregon, introduced in 1994.The aircraft is a 2/3 scale replica of the Lockheed T-33 jet trainer.
At around 01:45pm, the aircraft approached Eindhoven from south-east direction. According to eyewitnesses, the jet circled a few times above Strijp before the crash. The jet came in low at only a few hundred metres according to eyewitnesses at a high speed. It looked like the pilot wanted to land because he was flying so low.
The aircraft had apparently disintegrated due to thunderstorm or tornadic activity, losing its outer wing panels and all tail control surfaces, and impacted in a flat attitude with little forward motion. Aircraft wreckage was found in a 25 x 3-mile (4.8 km) path on a heading of 66 degrees true.