The Last Mission of the Shooting Star - Saving the T-33 for a Marine Corp Veteran.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- This jet, a T-33A Shooting Star, has been sitting in a residential yard for over four decades. The owner chose to save it from vandalism in the mid 1970's by transporting it from a local VFW to his yard, where it has been ever since. I made contact with him and he was gracious enough to let me look at it and take some film. What started as an opportunity to check out a cool vintage jet up close has turned into something more. This man's wish is for this jet to be saved from the scrap yard. I am hoping that this video helps to accomplish this mission! Learn about the history of the T-33 and this particular T-33A!
Please contact me at Stadium79YT@gmail.com if you or someone you know might be interested in helping to preserve this piece of United States Air Force history!
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Our high school in Indiana had pne as a static display as part of a HS aviation class. Donated by the Indiana National Guard in the 1960's.
Caused me to start my aviation career.
We had a handful of them in the Canadian airforce until the early 2000s! A tribute to the simplicity and robustness of the design.
well said! It certainly had great longevity. I appreciate you saying what up! There has been some movement on finding a new home for this jet. Stay tuned for updates!
The first RCAF T33 course took place in Portage Laprairie west of Winnipeg in 1953. My Dad was the second student to solo and the first solo student to land back at the base. The first guy didn’t make it back. Accustomed to the Harvard (T6) the higher speed and higher fuel consumption resulted in him getting lost and running out of gas. He successfully bellied it into a field. The farmer climbed up on the wing and peered into the cockpit at all the knobs and dials and exclaimed “you must have to be a genius to fly one of these things”. Not sure if he was being sarcastic. Don’t think it did the student’s ego any good. 😜
Great story. Must have been a trip for prop guys transitioning to the first jets.
My Father was stationed at Randolph A.F.B. outside of San Antonio from 1954 to 1962. As a child I remember when the T-birds came to Randolph. It was an awesome time to be an airplane crazy kid! I was lucky to see T-birds, B-47s, F-101s, F86s, F100s, F-102s, and F-89s. All the T-birds I remember had tip tanks installed.
Contact WISCONSIN ANG. They may be interested in restoration. The T-33 is a common restoration project and they may want to display it. Wisconsin ANG is still active at Madison/Truax.
Thanks. I actually had a phone call into them before the video was even made! Waiting to hear back!
Planes Of Fame Museum Chino California. They may know someone who might be interested.
I appreciate it! Will have to check that out
I would be more than happy to take that t33 and put display my house I'm very serious I wish I had some way to contact this guy
Very cool of you to say that. I think the owner is set on it going to a public space like a museum or static display though! Stay tuned for updates as there is already some interest from a couple of institutions! Thanks for watching and commenting!
What a marvelous piece of history. I hope you can save it as it seems like a criminal waste to scrap it. I don’t know if they would be interested but the Confederate Air Force restores & flys WWII aircraft so this is not far time wise from what they usually do & as time rolls on they may have stretched their time window to include Korea.
Thanks for the comment! Great idea and I hope so too!
A lot of aerospace museums would he interested if you donated it to them. I'd check the local area. Guaranteed there's one close that would take that piece of history.
I sure hope so! Thanks for watching!
My father flew T-33s in Air Defense Command. In the mid 1950s he was stationed at Richards-Gebaur AFB near Kansas City, MO.
Though built in 1953 the 51 of the serial number 51-9079 is the year of the government purchase contract. The number “0-19079” as seen on the tail is the shortened serial preceded by an added “0-“ which was code showing the plane was then more than 10 years old.
Thanks for the good info. It's hard to find an explanation like that!
Thank you this is an interesting story - I study AF history and have a lot of those same “Transfer Record Cards” - learned how to read some of the code system.
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Get into contact with Kermit Weeks at the Fantasy of Flight Museum..He's a prop plane guy yet does have a few jets...Lots of luck as she needs to be saved even if it's just for static display
Thanks Bill!
@Stadium79 Let me know if you find out anything please...
Hello. Just figured I would give you an update since you asked. It looks as if there is some movement in finding a home for the T33! I don't want to say to much because it is not a done deal, but there is a large institution in Texas that has been looking for a T33 for a static display! All parties are in contact and working out details!
@Stadium79 great news!!