Lockheed T-33: A Photo Chronicle (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780764306464)

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.

Author: David McLaren
ISBN-10: 0764306464
ISBN-13: 9780764306464
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/03/1998
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.58w x 0.44d