[Leica] [OM] IMG: Working Aircraft

[Jim Nichols]

Hi Sonny,

Yes, this is a T-33.  This one happens to have been made in Canada. I 
suspect the Canadian models have fewer hours on them than those used by 
the USAF.  He also has a sacrificial one for spare parts.

I recall the C-124s.  Aside from the B-36, the 124s were the loudest 
rumble we had over the Dayton area when I was in the USAF.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 7/14/2015 4:05 PM, Sonny Carter wrote:
> ​One of my first model airplanes was the F-80.  I presume this red one is a
> T33.  ​
>
> Dad was a mechanic on C-124's in that era, and stationed at SAC bases, so
> there were only a few of those lovely little jets around.  I think brass
> used them to get time in to keep flight status.
>
> The interceptors in those days were all F86, I think.
>
> I'd love to see the Red Knight sometimes.
>
> I think I recall seeing one flying with a MIG 15 at an airshow once, but
> maybe they were hanging on strings from my ceiling.  ;-)
>
>