fah619
January 4, 2010 at 12:35 am

Mildenhall AB, UK T-33 AF TR -528

T-33 Folks:

Looking for possible operational pictures of USAF T-33A 51-6528 (TR-528) while stationed at Mildenhall AB c. 1963-1964. It was transfered under MAP to the RNLAF & later became M-51 c. 1964. (Woensdrecht, area).

Picture below is the same aircraft just before its final days with the Honduran AF as FAH 222. c. 1975. Photo Via WLR.

Tks in advance.

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By: Arabella-Cox - 24th October 2012 at 19:42

Not as bad as it seems. All sources agree 51-6528 (5870) became M-51. Indeed SOC 15Dec1970 (Dutch AF records confirm). And it did become N650. What happened afterwards I do not know.

Forget about the gateguard M-51. This is M-54 painted up as M-51 at Woensdrecht AFB. Different aircraft than the real M-51.

Thanks Eric.
The M-51/M-54 story was known to me.
Actually I took a picture on a basevisit at Woensdrecht AFB:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/pHyZ7l0NkJdHAsjhGSNm5BuAThP9JQzlXWbvnXyQN5U?feat=directlink

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By: ericmunk - 2nd October 2012 at 20:28

Not as bad as it seems. All sources agree 51-6528 (5870) became M-51. Indeed SOC 15Dec1970 (Dutch AF records confirm). And it did become N650. What happened afterwards I do not know.

Forget about the gateguard M-51. This is M-54 painted up as M-51 at Woensdrecht AFB. Different aircraft than the real M-51.

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By: ericmunk - 2nd October 2012 at 20:28

Not as bad as it seems. All sources agree 51-6528 (5870) became M-51. Indeed SOC 15Dec1970 (Dutch AF records confirm). And it did become N650. What happened afterwards I do not know.

Forget about the gateguard M-51. This is M-54 painted up as M-51 at Woensdrecht AFB. Different aircraft than the real M-51.

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By: Arabella-Cox - 2nd October 2012 at 20:17

In my opinion the data still are mixed up.
No conclusion as for me.
Has fah619 and wieeso already gotten any other answers or could they research the data?

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By: Arabella-Cox - 2nd October 2012 at 20:17

In my opinion the data still are mixed up.
No conclusion as for me.
Has fah619 and wieeso already gotten any other answers or could they research the data?