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Lockheed CT-133 Silver Star Shooting Star T-33 T-33A CT-33
The Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (company model number CL-30) is the Canadian license-built version of the Lockheed T-33 jet trainer aircraft, in service from the 1950s to 2005.
The Canadair CT-133 was the result of a 1951 contract to build T-33 Shooting Star trainers for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The powerplant is a Rolls-Royce Nene 10 turbojet instead of the Allison J33 used by Lockheed in the production of the original T-33. A project designation of CL-30 was given by Canadair and the name was changed to Silver Star. The appearance of the CT-133 is very distinctive due to the large fuel tanks usually carried on each wingtip. A total of 656 CT-133 aircraft were built by Canadair.
The CT-133 entered service in the RCAF as its primary training aircraft for fighter/interceptors. The designation of the Silver Star in the Canadian Forces was CT-133.
The CT-133's service life 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. Although the aircraft stopped being used as a trainer in 1976, there were still over 50 aircraft in Canadian Forces inventory in 1995. The youngest of these airframes was then 37 years old and had exceeded its expected life by a factor of 2.5. During this period, the Canadair T-33 was employed in communication, target towing, and enemy simulation. Wikipedia
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With 1 Flying Training School RCAF Station Gimli. Reported crashed on 20 March 1958, Flying Officer W.G. Smith killed. Authorized for renumbering 10 Nov 1970. Served at CFB Cold Lake. Served with 410 Squadron. Seen with 416 Squadron 15 Sep 1982. With 439 Combat Support Squadron CFB Bagotville. With 414 (EW) Squadron Sep 1991. With 434 Combat Support Squadron at CFB Greenwood 1995-1998. Stored Reserve Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment at Cold Lake in 2002. Stored outside at CFD Mountain View by June 2005. Hadn't moved by October 2005. On US civil register as N385AF by November 2007, when it was displayed at the Nellis AFB airshow. Undergoing further restoration in late 2008. Registered to Silver Star Jet LLC of Delafield, Wisconsin as N865SA June 2009. Seen at Oshkosh WI airshow 31 July 2009, in CF low-vis scheme, with 439 Squadron crest on fin. By late 2012 reported in Europe, operated by Norwegian Flyvapenetshistoriskeskvadron, in mix of CF and Norwegian markings. Seen at Leuchars Sco airshow 14 Sep 2012. Re-registered as LN-DPS 7 Jan 2015. Seen at Bournemouth UK airshow 31 Aug 2019. Seen Duxford UK airshow Sep 2019. Current 2022.1957-12-02 Taken on Strength No Record Card. Date from 2005 Numerical Record. 2022-07-23
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