Hello everyone, I stumbled across this on an unrelated web forum
she could do with a bit of tlc me thinks!
enjoy
`Location is in Gjirokastra, southern Albania
The only post-war thing in this war museum is this P-80(T-33) that was captured by the Albanian Air Force in 1956, when this shooting star was gathering intelligence with the camera it had on-board. The pilot was set free, while the plane was confiscated. The counter-intelligence officers stripped this airplane from top to bottom, that’s why the bad condition.`
JT
By: Consul - 22nd December 2005 at 20:57
Must be Castle AFB !
By: lince - 22nd December 2005 at 20:32
clearly T-bird loves resting at strange places…
By: Peter - 22nd December 2005 at 14:35
Looks like some metal work was hastily patched aft of the national markings.
By: Consul - 22nd December 2005 at 13:40
Strewth – let’s hope the wind doesn’t gust too much or the folks below will get one hell of a headache!
By: WebPilot - 22nd December 2005 at 13:37
Certainly needs TLC but I don’t think this a/c is as rare as implied; most references quote this aircraft as a T-33A not a P-80. The forum archive includes the following:
“A T-33A, serial 51-4413, is now resident in the Gjirokastra Weapons Museum, Albania. The USAF aircraft was on a delivery flight from France to either the Yugoslav or Greek Air Force when it was forced down by Albanian fighters on the 23rd December 1957.”
In the attached link, it’s apparent that this is a T33
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Gjirokastra_US_airplane.jpg
Albeit not a P80, this must be one of the most scenic location of any “preserved” aircraft!
By: Consul - 22nd December 2005 at 13:23
Certainly needs TLC but I don’t think this a/c is as rare as implied; most references quote this aircraft as a T-33A not a P-80. The forum archive includes the following:
“A T-33A, serial 51-4413, is now resident in the Gjirokastra Weapons Museum, Albania. The USAF aircraft was on a delivery flight from France to either the Yugoslav or Greek Air Force when it was forced down by Albanian fighters on the 23rd December 1957.”
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December 22, 2005 at 1:08 pm