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steve dickey
 Post subject: Some T-33's
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Took these this summer on a vacation. Mike H I hope the GPS coordinates help? This one is in Levelland Tx.


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A few more.
This one is in Lubbock Tx. Can someone tell me what the hump on the bottom is, camera?


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The last one I saw was in Fort Garland Colorado. It looked like they had just put it up not to long ago and it was a POW/MIA memorial. I forgot to get the GPS #'s but its just east of town right beside the highway.

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The one in Lubbock looks pretty rough, no rudder and the canopy isnt even close to being sealed. I'd be afraid to look in that cockpit.
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Took these this summer on a vacation. Mike H I hope the GPS coordinates help? This one is in Levelland Tx.


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Who owns that one? That is cool.

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Well according to FAA N36AK belongs to a Arlie Kelly in Lubbock but I do not think it is airworthy, for one the tires were rotten :shock: And it looked bad all around :!:
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Is that Lubbock pole T-33 at the State School? Just North of the old Texas Instruments plant?

Looks vaguely familiar...

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Is that Lubbock pole T-33 at the State School? Just North of the old Texas Instruments plant?

Looks vaguely familiar...


Zane, sorry I didn't get specific but right click save will give you the answer :) But to save you some time, yes at the state school :D
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Nice, thanks for posting these. Looks like the "USAF" T-33 in CO is really a USN T-bird. Boy that one in Lubbock sure is looking pretty rough which is sad to see. Not sure that that hump on the bottom is but I'd like to know too. Anyone?
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Nice, thanks for posting these. Looks like the "USAF" T-33 in CO is really a USN T-bird. Boy that one in Lubbock sure is looking pretty rough which is sad to see. Not sure that that hump on the bottom is but I'd like to know too. Anyone?


How does one know that :?: Thanks.
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viking73 wrote:
Nice, thanks for posting these. Looks like the "USAF" T-33 in CO is really a USN T-bird. Boy that one in Lubbock sure is looking pretty rough which is sad to see. Not sure that that hump on the bottom is but I'd like to know too. Anyone?


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Well the red intake warning triangles are a dead give away but look at your tail shot. It says "T-33B 138064" - the "B" model was the navy version. It was known as the TV-2 before the "change"...

Great shots, thanks again for sharing them.
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Again thanks, I learned something new today :D
Still trying to figure out what that bump is on two of the machines.
T-33 driver :?: :?: :?:
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steve dickey wrote:
Took these this summer on a vacation. Mike H I hope the GPS coordinates help?


Your coordinates most certainly do help. Here are my notes...

Thanks for the coordinates! They most certainly do help.

Here is the new entry for the Levelland T-33...
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/LocationDos ... erial=8074

Here is the Lubbock airframe...
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/LocationDos ... erial=3842

Here is the new entry for the Fort Garland T-bird...
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/LocationDos ... erial=8075
...This one is most certainly a new display. It came from Battle Mountain, NV. Could you use this map...
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/LocationDos ... 075#TheMap
...to help improve my "best guess" based on your discription? Zoom in, use the sat image and right click for coordinates. TIA

Thanks for the updates.

Mike

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