
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star - Brandon MB
Posted by:
PeterNoG
N 49° 54.093 W 099° 56.121
14U E 432829 N 5528104
This airplane is mounted on a pole on Hwy 10 at the entrance to McGill Field - Brandon Municipal Airport.
Waymark Code: WMCJZ6
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 09/14/2011
Views: 8
Some sources list the serial number as #133130 but the number on the tail is definitely 21130
This is from the Canadian Air Force website. (
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In March 1948, the first Lockheed-built T-33 Silver Star took to the air, ushering in a long and brilliant career for what has commonly become known as the T-Bird - the world's first purpose-built jet trainer. Canada is one of the last NATO countries which continues to fly the T-Bird under his Canadian Forces designation: CT-133. The fleet has been officially retired in 2001 except for 4 CT133s which continue to fly at AETE Cold Lake, Alberta.