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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:F-94C-1-LO Starfire
    Last Military Serial:51-5605 USAF
    Construction Number:880-8201
    Compressed ID:Lockheed F-94C-1-LO sn 51-5605 USAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:178th FIS, 119th FG, North Dakota ANG, Hector Field ND

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-94C-1-LO by Lockheed at Burbank, California, USA.

    28 August 1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 51-5605.

    August 1953

    To 48th FIS, Air Defense Command, Langley AFB VA.
    Deployment to Moody AFB GA.

    August 1955

    Transferred to Sacramento Air Materiel Area, McClellan AFB CA.

    From April 1956 to April 1959

    Transferred to 178th FIS, 119th FG, North Dakota ANG, Hector Field ND.
    Served as the 178th FIS commander aircraft as denoted by the stripes on the fuselage.

    Circa 1957


    Photographer: Unknown Photographer

    Circa 1957


    Photographer: Fargo Air Museum Archives
    Notes: Drag chute deployed at the end of a typical winter sortie in North Dakota.

    Circa 1959


    Photographer: NDANG
    Notes: Same angle, color photo.

    The F-94C-1-LO on display at the Fargo ANGB is displayed as this aircraft.
    For more information about this other airframe see this Airframe Dossier

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    Max Sabin
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