Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star

Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (HMSTQ)

Location: Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98438 Pierce County
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Country: United States of America
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N 47° 7.888', W 122° 28.961'

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S/N 58-2106

— "T-Bird" —

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.

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HM NumberHMSTQ
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Placed ByMcChord Air Museum
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Date Added Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 10:25pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 539232 N 5219903
Decimal Degrees47.13146667, -122.48268333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 47° 7.888', W 122° 28.961'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds47° 7' 53.28" N, 122° 28' 57.66" W
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Area Code(s)253
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 173-199 Vista Dr, Joint Base Lewis-McChord WA 98438, US
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