Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star
S/N 58-2106
The T-33 was a familiar sight at McChord for almost 40 years, flying lastly with the 318th FIS until the T-33 retirement on 04 February 1988. T-33's were used for instrument training, certification or requalification of pilots, simulated targets for interceptor training and aggressors for air defense radar sites. Upon their retirement, the 318ths nine T-33's had been flown more than 10,000 hours each. T-33A S/N 58-2106, the last “T-Bird” built for the U.S. Air Force, completed its last flight on 24 July 1986.
Proudly maintained by the McChord Air Museum
Marker can be reached from Colonel Joe Jackson Boulevard east of 6th Street SW, on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
