T33 operating costs

[Mike]

Thx. Do you know if there are any T33 operating the european circuit?

The last T-33 I recall on the European circuit was G-TBRD (actually a Canadair machine) operated from Duxford, but wrecked in a non-fatal accident in 2006.

Other than Ormond Haydon Ballie's machines in the 70s-80s, that's all I can think of, but I may be missing something!

Aces High operated G-TJET, an ex-Danish example in the 1980s, firstly from Duxford and later North Weald.

[JDK]

And I nearly said 'And Mike'll be along to correct me if I'm wrong'.

[T33driver]

I guess that depends on how much you trust me to remind you to "tuck 'em in"...frankly I was more concerned about your knee.

Oooh, yeah.

I'm trying to forget the 'war wound'.

Citation to accompany award of the AirVenture Order of the Purpurnes Herz:

To all who can believe this...presents greetings. JDK distinguished himself in warbird gaulking, shutterbugging and Oshkosh hob-knobbing/cocktailing July 28-August 2, 2009. Though critically wounded in the midst of mounting Mechanisiertes Gefecht Leichtes Luftschauangrifffahrzeug to continue his singularly exceptional hard-charging assault on the AirVenture field of battle, he remained calm in the face of an unexpected (possibly self-inflicted) traumatic wound as evidenced by a most remarkable recitation of colorful prose not heard since the airing of "Gangs of L.A." He cooly directed one very line-of-sight not-really first responder warbird pilot (whose trauma training consisted primarily of being a chiropractic patient) who obeyed JDK's direction to "push here" and remedy the limb dangling like turd on a schnauzer's a$$. With a mighty PUSH/POP, warbird pilot guy pounded the limb like a baby seal and sent it home to it's socket like it owed him money (how hard can it be?). JDK responded with a YEEYYYY!!, shook it off, popped a life-saver and got back "in the game" and quipped, "d@mn the Mustangs...to the Lysander!". His obvious disregard for his safety (trusted a pilot as first responder? YGBFSM!), conspicuous gallantry against considerable odds reflect great credit upon himself and all Oshkosh Mechanisierte Kavallerie.