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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:T-33A
    Last Military Serial:M-52 KLu
    Construction Number:580-6285
    Last Civil Registration:N648
    Compressed ID:Lockheed T-33A sn M-52 KLu cn 580-6...
    Latest Owner or Location:Collings Foundation, Ellington Field, Houston, Texas

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-33A.

    Circa 1951

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 51-6953.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Koninklijke Luchtmacht / Royal Netherlands Air Force with s/n M-52.

    14 May 1973


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: After retirement as M-52 of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, this T-33A was seen in storage at Tucson in 1973.

    15 February 1977

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX648 (T-33A, 51-6953) issued.

    1 November 1980


    Photographer: allan clegg
    Notes: Taken at Mojave Airport, Ca. (KMHV)

    20 August 1987

    To I N. Burchinal, Brookston, TE with new c/r N648.

    30 June 1988


    Photographer: Joop de Groot
    Notes: 1988 photo taken at Arnhem Deelan. Photo displayed with written permission of Joop de Groot

    20 February 2002

    To Collings Foundation, Stow, MA with new c/r N648.

    To Collings Foundation, Ellington Field, Houston, TX.
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    May 2014


    Photographer: Mark Kennedy
    Notes: T-33 Shooting Star N648 (Collings Foundation) at Aeros and Autos Display, Ellington Field, Houston, Tx. May 2014.

    1 January 2015

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX648 (T-33A, 51-6953) issued.
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
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     AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
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