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Airframe Family:	Lockheed L-80/P-80/T-33/TO/TV Shooting Star / T2V Sea Star / CT-133 Silver Star / F-94 Starfire
Latest Model:	QT-33A
Last Military Serial:	156057 USN
Construction Number:	580-7019
Compressed ID:	Lockheed QT-33A sn 156057 USN cn 58...
Latest Owner or Location:	Buffalo Municipal Airport, Buffalo, Minnesota

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Dates		Event
		Constructed as a T-33A-1-LO by Lockheed at Burbank, California, USA.
12 June 1953		Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 51-9235.
June 1953		To 84th FIS, 566th ADG, Hamilton AFB, CA.
April 1955		Transferred to 83rd FIS, 529th ADG, Hamilton AFB, CA.
Circa 1955		Base of operations changed. Deployment to Yuma County AFB, Arizona.
May 1957		Transferred to 84th FIS, 78th FIG, Hamilton AFB, CA.
From August 1957 to 1960		Transferred to 78th FIG, Hamilton AFB, CA.
1960		Transferred to 84th FIS, 78th FIG, Hamilton AFB, CA.
1960		Transferred to 3635th FTW, Stead AFB, NV.
From 1960 to 1962		Transferred to 78th FW, Hamilton AFB, CA.
14 August 1964		Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC).
23 March 1973		Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 156057 as a QT-33A.
By August 2007		To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH. View the Location Dossier
By August 2007		Loaned to City of Buffalo, Buffalo, MN.
By August 2007		Placed on display with Buffalo Municipal Airport, Buffalo, MN. View the Location Dossier
22 August 2007		Photographer: Timothy Aanerud Notes: Taken with Motorola Razr
13 July 2018		Photographer: Max Sabin
12 May 2019		Photographer: Max Sabin

		This airframe dossier is based on unreviewed imported data. If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.

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Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

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Air Force Historical Research Agency
National Museum of the United States Air Force
United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

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Paul Krumrei
Max Sabin

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