Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. ;-) > >