Warpaint Series No. 88 Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star

36 pages. Illustrated with 1/72 scale plans, color and b/w photos, 'In Detail' pictures and color profiles. The T-33A was the two-seat trainer development of the F-80, which was the first jet fighter used operationally by the US Air Force. While the F-80 saw extensive combat in Korea and helped usher in the 'jet age' - its operational career was brief. Now, many decades after the pioneering fighter first flew, the long-serving and humble T-33A has only recently been withdrawn from use by its last operators. Just about every air arm that has ever operated the T-33 in over forty years throughout the world has thought to preserve one in its museum, recognizing a truly hard-working and reliable workhorse that has trained its pilots and made its Air Force what it is today. This is the complete history of the type and its derivatives presented with kit, decal and accessory list; production list; specifications and squadron/unit allocations.