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Lockheed T-33 : A Photo Chronicle
Overview
The T-33 jet trainer was derived from the Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star, the USAF's first operational jet fighter, in 1948. In the fifty years since its introduction the T-33 has trained more jet pilots than any other training type. In addition to this role, it has served, and continues to serve, as an attack fighter - the AT-33 - and as a reconnaissance aircraft - the RT-33 - in several foreign air forces. It was also a testbed in many development programs including tests on ejection seats and missile guidance systems, and continues yet today in various military and civilian roles.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780764306464
- ISBN-10: 0764306464
- Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
- Publish Date: September 1998
- Dimensions: 11.02 x 8.58 x 0.44 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
- Page Count: 128
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