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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:CT-133 Silver Star
    Last Military Serial:133352 RCAF
    Construction Number:T33-352
    Compressed ID:Canadair CT-133 sn 133352 RCAF cn T...
    Latest Owner or Location:VU-32, CFB Shearwater, NS

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    Event

    Constructed as a CT-133 by Canadair at Montreal, QC.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 21352.

    11 November 1970

    New serial number assigned: 133352 RCAF

    By June 1982

    Transferred to VU-32, CFB Shearwater, NS.

    25 June 1982


    Photographer: Frank Carberry
    Notes: Photo taken at Pease AFB, NH

    25 June 1982


    Photographer: Frank Carberry

    Circa July 1983


    Photographer: Unknown

    17 October 1991

    Destroyed in a crash.
    From ASN: The accident aircraft was the lead aircraft of two T-33s taking part of Air Defence Exercise against HMCS Fraser. The exercise involved flying simulated missile profiles in which the aircraft would take individual runs at the the ship from about 30 miles out utilizing a constant descent from 10000 feet down to 1000 feet, with airspeed increasing from about 250 KIAS to 400 KIAS. Prevailing weather conditions were IMC. The lead aircraft was crewed by a Pilot (Capt. Gilles Bourgaux) and a Air Weapon Technician (MCpl Mario Pitre). After a uneventful five minute interval take off and transit to the working area the lead aircraft commenced its run-in on the Frasers TACAN 180 degree radial. During his descent the lead aircraft reported entering cloud at 3000 feet and 4 DME, and on its next transmission reported overhead the ship in cloud and commencing a right turn as briefed. After its run-in, number two aircraft attempted to contact Lead. This attempt was unsuccessful and number two returned to Shearwater when bingo fuel was reached. Aircraft remains found two years later by a local fisherman.
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