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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:21566 RCAF
    Construction Number:T33-566
    Last Civil Registration:N307FS
    Compressed ID:Canadair Silver Star 3 sn 21566 RCA...
    Latest Owner or Location:Tennessee Museum of Aviation, Sevierville, Tennessee

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    Dates

    Event

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

    28 December 1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 21566.

    10 November 1970

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Canadian Air Force.

    From February 1977 to By 1985

    To Flight Systems Inc, Mojave, CA with new c/r N99193.

    From May 1985 to By 1991

    To Flight Systems Inc, Mojave, CA with new c/r N307FS.

    26 July 1991

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX307FS (T-33, T33-566) issued.

    From November 1991 to By 1992

    To Tracor Flight Systems, Austin, TX keeping c/r N307FS.

    From February 1994 to By 1995

    To Michael Dorn, Los Angeles, CA keeping c/r N307FS.

    18 March 1998

    To Ricky N. Melton, Luttrell, TN keeping c/r N307FS.

    Operated by Tennessee Museum of Aviation, Sevierville, TN.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Canadian Military Aircraft - Aircraft of the Canadian Armed Forces by Griffin, Smith and Castle
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2007 by Andy Marden
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Scramble of the Dutch Aviation Society
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