Are T-33´s of any interest?

Bolivia still has (as of one year ago) 16 fully-modernized (glass cockpit) T-33s in service… and not just as trainers, either.
No, they are the primary combat aircraft of the Bolivian Air Force.*

See this thread:
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=74944

*http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/americas/bolivia/Bolivia-af_current_inventory.htm

After a quick count through the latest wrecks and relics there are at least 19 T33’s in the UK not all in museums though.

curlyboy

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I would guess if they were available, a dealer in the US would have had them by now, for spares at least?

old thread with some pics of the wrecks. I assume these are gone by now. Shame really, those cockpit panels and windscreen could have been recovered.
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=75422&highlight=t-33

I believe they were scrapped 🙁 Would also like to know if anything is left. Also, where did these come from? ex-BAF?

Yes, these were ex Belgian AF and were flown into Prestwick originally

Talking of T-33, are those 2 smashed cokpits still in the scrappy in cumbria,
the two Ex Spadeadam ones ??

or has anyone managed to aqquire one ?

I believe they were scrapped 🙁 Would also like to know if anything is left. Also, where did these come from? ex-BAF?

Link to WiX for better pics of them including the red one
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=24720

Thanx!

Funny that 2 people should write about the same planes within a couple of days….

Jon

T-33 Cumbria scrappy.

Talking of T-33, are those 2 smashed cokpits still in the scrappy in cumbria,
the two Ex Spadeadam ones ??

or has anyone managed to aqquire one ?

But obviously these are still owned by the USAFM (so might the Greek one’s be?) so could go at any time, plus it does question what condition they are in does anyone know how long they have been parked there?

curlyboy

The T-33 was in service with the Greek Air Force (HAF) from 1951 – 2000, so presumably have been stored there since then.

Here you can see them, including a red one to the left…

Jon

Link to WiX for better pics of them including the red one
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=24720

There is quite a proliferation of T33’s in the UK thanks to the US military mutual defense aid programme so i would not think one would be hard to go by.

But obviously these are still owned by the USAFM (so might the Greek one’s be?) so could go at any time, plus it does question what condition they are in does anyone know how long they have been parked there?

curlyboy

I wouldn’t mind a cockpit but I don’t think Greece will let these go!

From Google earth…

Here you can see them, including a red one to the left…

Jon