Operated by 26 TRW. Struck off USAF inventory 13 April 1973. A grey day for mid-summer!

This is actually M-54 preserved as M-51. M-54 was FMS serial 51-17411

All three are seen here on their way to foreign military end-users under the Mutual Assistance Program (MAP). 55-3022 and 55-3024 behind. At Ramstein, West Germany all three were struck off USAF inventory 21 March 1972. The Turkish flag was then applied to the tail of all three aircraft and the U.S. AIR FORCE titles were buffed out. They subsequently left (date and markings not known), not to Turkey but to Ethiopia where they became 218, 219 and 220 (no tie-ups known).

Went to the Ethiopian Air Force, serialled 213, on 2 October 1972.

In the American Air Forces Museum at Duxford

Delivered to the museum in 1987, first noted on display in October of that year.

Pictured during a small-scale exercise at Tyndall, a Jacksonville AFB-based Florida Air National Guard Shooting Star. At that time, the aircraft was commanded by the local 125th Tactical Fighter Wing and functioning as a simulated target aircraft for intercept training and for other pilot proficiency training.

Pictured during a small-scale exercise at Tyndall, two Jacksonville AFB-based Florida Air National Guard Shooting Stars. The T-33A in the back-ground is serial 53-5901/25. At that time, the aircraft was commanded by the local 125th Tactical Fighter Wing and functioning as a simulated target aircraft for intercept training and for other pilot proficiency training.

This T-33A actually is the former M-54 (51-17411). It was painted to represent M-52 of the Whisky 4 demo team of the RNLAF. This aircraft was later moved to Woensdrecht to acts a a gate guard, where it obtained another fake serial, M-51.

The 95th Fighter Interceptor Training Squadron was activated at Tyndall on 15 Aug'74. The squadron transitioned from the F-106 (then based at Dover and inactivated in 1972) to the T-33A. The FITSgave support to the Weapons Controller Training Programme at Tyndall as well as providing training to new T-Bird pilots and QF-drone chase support for the USAF Weapons System Evaluation Programme. The 95th was the last active USAF unit to fly the T-33. The squadron transitioned to F-15 Eagle in 1988 as 95th TFTS and became later 95th FS, was inactivated in Sep'10 and activated in Oct'13 with the F-22A.

The 318th Fighter Interceptor Squadron was deactivated on 7 December 1989. The squadron flew at that time the F-15 Eagle, the units T-33As - inuse as used as a proficiency trainer and practice "bogey" aircraft within the squadron, were already phased out in 1988. The squadron was based at McChord AFB (WA), so it was a real fine surprise to see these lovely T-Birds thousands of miles from home during a small scale exercise at Tyndall (FL). This 57-0765 was retired to AMARC with inventory code TCC061, (later this became TC1361) on 19 February 1988.

The 318th Fighter Interceptor Squadron was deactivated on 7 December 1989. The squadron flew at that time the F-15 Eagle. The units T-33As - in use as used as a proficiency trainer and practice "bogey" aircraft - were already phased out in 1988. The squadron was based at McChord AFB (WA), so it was a real fine surprise to see these lovely T-Birds thousands of miles from home during a small scale exercise at Tyndall (FL). This 58-0616 was retired to AMARC with inventory code TCC054, (later this became TC1354) on 5 February 1988.

The 95th Fighter Interceptor Training Squadron was activated at Tyndall on 15 Aug'74. The squadron transitioned from the F-106 (then based at Dover and inactivated in 1972) to the T-33A. The FITSgave support to the Weapons Controller Training Programme at Tyndall as well as providing training to new T-Bird pilots and QF-drone chase support for the USAF Weapons System Evaluation Programme. The 95th was the last active USAF unit to fly the T-33. The squadron transitioned to F-15 Eagle in 1988 as 95th TFTS and became later 95th FS, was inactivated in Sep'10 and activated in Oct'13 with the F-22A.