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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:Silver Star 3
    Last Military Serial:21157 RCAF
    Construction Number:T33-157
    Last Civil Registration:N133AT
    Compressed ID:Canadair Silver Star 3 sn 21157 RCA...
    Latest Owner or Location:Comanche Warbirds Inc, Houston, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Silver Star 3 by Canadair at Montreal, QC.

    30 November 1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 21157.

    30 November 1953

    Transferred to No. 2 Advanced Flying School, RCAF Station Portage la Prairie, MB.

    1 October 1956

    Transferred to Air Defence Command.

    21 July 1958

    Transferred to Weapons Practice Unit, RCAF Station Cold Lake, AB.
    Operated with markings: HY-157
    Target tug, Delmar Target Tow gear installed.


    Photographer: Stan Smith
    Notes: I took this photo in 1958 when I was stationed in Cold Lake Alberta.Notice the Weapons Practice Unit symbol.Notice cradle under wing for towing drones.Used for rocket shoots when CF100s were king ofRCAFStan Smith

    25 August 1959

    Conversion to Pilot Trainer authorized.

    30 October 1959

    Transferred to Air Force Headquarters Jet Training Flight, RCAF Station Uplands, Ottawa.

    11 March 1960

    Assigned to RCAF Station Mountain View, ON for storage.

    24 March 1965

    To Crown Assets Disposal Corporation.

    March 1965

    To Warren Speed Shop, Toronto.

    March 1965

    To Omni Investment Group, Long Beach, CA with new c/r N155X.

    1969

    To Jim Cullen, Broomfield, CO keeping c/r N155X.

    23 July 1972


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Jefferson County Airport, Broomfield, CO

    1976

    To Flight Systems Inc, Mojave, CA keeping c/r N155X.

    1977

    To Creature Enterprises, Bridgehampton, NY keeping c/r N155X.

    31 October 1979

    Certificate of airworthiness for N155X (T-33, 21157) issued.

    Circa 1983


    Photographer: Michael Huggins
    Notes: Canadair T-33AN Silver Star 3 sn# 21157, N155X Planes of Fame Airshow, Chino, early 1980s

    1984

    To Centurion Airways, CA keeping c/r N155X.

    May 1984

    To Aeronautical Test Vehicles, Newport Beach, CA keeping c/r N155X.

    10 May 1985


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Chino Airport, CA.

    July 1985

    To Aeronautical Test Vehicles, Newport Beach, CA with new c/r N133AT.

    March 1986

    To Advanced Aeronautical Enterprises Inc, Newport Beach, CA keeping c/r N133AT.

    27 July 1986


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Dayton, OH

    1988

    To Barron Thomas Aviation Inc, Dallas, TX keeping c/r N133AT.

    8 January 1998

    To Samuel D. Smith, Uvalde, TX keeping c/r N133AT.

    To Uvalde Flight Center, Garner Field, Uvalde, TX.
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    10 May 2007

    To Chino Warbirds Inc, Houston, TX keeping c/r N133AT.

    In the inventory of Comanche Fighters/Tom and Dan Friedkin, Comanche Ranch, Houston, TX.
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    June 2007

    Based at Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino Airport, Chino, CA.
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    17 November 2009


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Chino, California, U.S.A.

    28 November 2009


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Planes of Fame, Chino, CA.

    12 October 2010

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX133AT (T-33, 21157) issued.

    19 April 2012

    To Comanche Warbirds Inc, Houston, TX keeping c/r N133AT.


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

    Print Sources
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden

    Internet Sources
    Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    AMCAR
    Canadian Aircraft Serials Personal Information Resource by Canadian Warplane Heritage
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Warbird Registry by Scott Rose

    Individual Contributors
    John Bennett
    Glenn Chatfield

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