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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-1-LO
    Last Military Serial:53-5215 USAF
    Construction Number:580-8554
    Last Civil Registration:N8361
    Compressed ID:Lockheed T-33A-1-LO sn 53-5215 USAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Fort Worth Aviation Museum, Meacham Field, Fort Worth, Texas

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-33A-1-LO by Lockheed at Burbank, California, USA.

    20 September 1954

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 53-5215.

    September 1954

    To Sacramento Air Material Center, McClellan AFB, California (SMAAR).

    November 1954

    To 66th FIS, 10th Air Division, Alaskan Air Command, Elmendorf AFB, AK.

    December 1954

    Transferred to 449th FIS, 5001st Air Defense Group, Ladd AFB, AK.

    February 1955

    Transferred to 5001st Operations Squadron, 5001st Air Defense Group, Ladd AFB, AK.

    March 1955

    Transferred to 433rd FIS, 5001st Air Defense Group, Ladd AFB, AK.

    November 1955

    Transferred to 5039th Aircraft Repair Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, AK.

    December 1955

    Transferred to 433rd FIS, 11th Air Division, Ladd AFB, AK.

    August 1956

    Transferred to 5039th Maintenance Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, AK.

    December 1956

    Transferred to 5001st Operations Squadron, Ladd AFB, AK.

    November 1957

    Transferred to 5060th Operations Squadron, Ladd AFB, AK.

    April 1958

    Transferred to 5060th Consolidated Logistics and Maintenance Group, Ladd AFB, AK.

    October 1964

    To Lear-Siegler, Elmendorf AFB, AK.
    Contract depot work.

    November 1964

    Transferred to 5040th Consolidated Logistics and Maintenance Group, Elmendorf AFB, AK.

    October 1966

    To Sacramento Air Material Area, McClellan AFB, CA.

    January 1967

    Transferred to 6486th Air Base Wing, Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, HI.

    November 1971

    Transferred to 15th Air Base Wing, Hickam AFB, HI.

    March 1973

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Air Force.

    From May 1973 to By 1988

    To Honolulu Community College, Honolulu, HI with new c/r N8361.
    Operated with markings: USAF, 0-35215
    Used as a ground instruction airframe.

    November 1988

    To Jack A. Myers, Half Moon Bay, CA keeping c/r N8361.

    From By 1990 to By 1995

    To Coleman Warbird Museum, Coleman, TX keeping c/r N8361.

    From By 1991 to By 1992

    To Dixie Air Parts, San Antonio, TX keeping c/r N8361.
    Stored dismantled.

    From December 1995 to By 2006

    To David H. Clark, Grand Prairie, TX keeping c/r N8361.
    Taken on by Mr Clark as a restoration project.

    By 2003

    To Texas Air Command Museum Inc, Grand Prairie, TX keeping c/r N8361.

    Placed on display with Vintage Flying Museum, Fort Worth Meacham Airport/Meacham Field, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.
    View the Location Dossier

    26 April 2007

    Civil registration, N8361, cancelled.

    14 May 2013

    Civil registration, N8361, cancelled.

    To Fort Worth Aviation Museum, Meacham Field, Fort Worth, TX.
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    23 July 2015


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Fort Worth Aviation Museum, Meacham Airport, TX.

    19 August 2017


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Fort Worth Aviation Museum, TX.

    26 April 2024


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Fort Worth - Meacham Field, TX, USA


    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    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
    Fort Worth Aviation Museum
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    Noah Rechtin
    Max Sabin

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