Lockheed T-33A - Route 66, Elk City, Oklahoma, USA.
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member veritas vita
N 35° 25.342 W 099° 23.826
14S E 463951 N 3919956
Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star. This pole mounted Shooting Star, with tail # 0-18896 (51-8896) Standing alongside I-40 / Route 66 at the entrance to Elk City Airport, Oklahoma.
Waymark Code: WMNH4G
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/16/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
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legendary T-bird trainer, common back in the day but mostly forgotten nowadays.
Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star 0-18896 has been there since May 1968 and was still here in May 2014. Alongside Route 66, in Elk City, Oklahoma.

"T-33A-1-LO s/n 51-8896
*3/4/1968: Struck off charge at Amarillo AFB, TX.
*Currently preserved at Elk City APT, OK.
Photo of 51-8896" Text Source: (visit link)
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star

Tail Number: (S/N): 0.18896

Construction:: original aircraft

Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Entrance to Elk City Airport,

inside / outside: outside

Other Information::
Shooting Star web site: http://www.warbirdregistry.org/jetregistry/t33registry/t33-514293.html


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