Lockheed T-33

The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star is a US military jet aircraft. It was used as a training aircraft. It was designed and built by adding a second seat to the P-80 Shooting Star. It was used by many countries in the world and built under licence in Canada and Japan. The last one retired in 2017. More than a hundred are on display in museums around the world.

T-33 Shooting Star
A demonstration T-33 in flight, 2016
Role	Training aircraft
Manufacturer	Lockheed
Designer	Clarence "Kelly" Johnson
First flight	22 March 1948
Retired	31 July 2017 (Bolivian Air Force)
Primary users	United States Air Force United States Navy Japan Air Self Defense Force German Air Force
Produced	1948–1959
Number built	6,557
Developed from	Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
Variants	Lockheed T2V SeaStar Canadair CT-133 Silver Star
Developed into	Lockheed F-94 Starfire Boeing Skyfox