CAF T-Birds, part three

Canadian Military Aircraft
Serial Numbers
Canadian Armed Forces
CT-133 "T-Bird" detailed list
part three

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	Designer	Manufacturer	basic designation	variant or model	name
	company designation	company number
133509	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-509
	Was RCAF 21509. Seen at CFB Gander in 1983. Also reported scrapped in 1965?
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered.
133512	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-512
	At CFB Baden-Soellingen, Germany in 1995, as instructional airframe 778B.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered from RCAF 21512
133515	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-515
	Used as instructional airframe 867B.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 11 April 1989
	Renumbered from RCAF 21515			Struck off
133520	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-520
	Reported crashed on 19 September 1973, possibly mid air with 133603? With No. 1 Canadian Forces Flying Training School (Cold Lake?) at time of crash.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 25 September 1973
	Renumbered from RCAF 21520			Struck off
133526	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-526
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 18 October 1982
	Renumbered from RCAF 21526			Struck off, later scrapped
133530	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-530
	Transferred to Bolivian AF on 15 January 1974, their serial number 607.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 1973
	Renumbered from RCAF 21530			Struck off
133536	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-536
	Transferred to Turkish AF on 4 February 1974, their serial number 54-21536.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 23 May 1973
	Renumbered from RCAF 21536			Struck off
133538	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-538
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 18 January 1974
	Renumbered from RCAF 21538			Struck off, later scrapped
133540	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-540
	Was RCAF 21540. CFB Cold Lake Base Flight, prior to 1993. In storage at Air Maintenance Development Unit, CFD Mountainview, Ontario, by 1995.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered.
133542	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-542
	Ex RCAF 21542. With No. 1 Canadian Air Group, Germany, in 1982. With Group Tactical Training Flight, CFB Sollingen, Germany in 1991. In storage at Air Maintenance Development Unit, CFD Mountainview, Ontario, by 1995.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered.
133543	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133 / CE-133		T33
		T-33-543
	Ex RCAF 21543. Redesignated CE-133 in 1994. Served with No. 414 Squadron. Still there in February 1995.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered
133546	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-546
	Was RCAF 21546. With No. 425 Squadron, 1982 and 1983 at CFB Bogotville, PQ. With No. 414 Squadron in 1995, at CFB Comox, BC.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered.
133553	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-553
	Was instructional Airframe 868B. Used for battle damage repair training, used for spares from 9 March 1978.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 11 April 1989
	Renumbered from RCAF 21553			Struck off
133560	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133 / CE-133		T33
		T-33-560
	Ex RCAF 21560. Served with No. 414 Squadron in 1983. Redesignated CE-133 in 1994. Served with No. 434 Squadron in 1995, at CFB Greenwood, NS. Sold 2001 (or later) to Air Combat Warfare International of Kitchener, Ontario. Registered as N560KK.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered.
133564	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33

	Ex RCAF 21564. Visited CFB Downsview on 28 July 1981. Operated by Aerospace Engineering and Test Establishment, CFB Cold Lake, Alberta in 1983. Still there in 1995.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered.
133567	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-567
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 18 January 1974
	Renumbered from RCAF 21567			Struck off, later scrapped
133569	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-569
	Transferred to Bolivian AF on 15 April 1974, their serial number 610.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 1973
	Renumbered from RCAF 21569			Struck off
133570	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-570
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 18 October 1982
	Renumbered from RCAF 21570			Struck off, later scrapped
133571	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133 / CE-133		T33
		T-33-571
	Ex RCAF 21571. Served with No. 416 Squadron, 1983 at CFB Chatham, NB. Redesignated CE-133 in 1994. With No. 434 Squadron in 1995, at CFB Greenwood, NS. Sold 2001 (or later) to Air Combat Warfare International of Kitchener, Ontario. Registered as N571KK.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered
133572	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-572
	Was RCAF 21572. Served with CFB Cold Lake Base Flight. With No. 417 Squadron in 1995, same base.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered.
133573	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-573
	Was RCAF 21573. With No. 414 Squadron, 1982. Still there in 1995.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered.
133577	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-577
	Was RCAF 21577. With VU33, 1982. With No. 414 Squadron in 1995. Both units based at CFB Comox, BC. Sold 2001 (or later) to Air Combat Warfare International of Kitchener, Ontario. Registered as N577KK.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered.
133579	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-579
	Was RCAF 21579. Served with VU-32 at CFB Shearwater, NS. Also with No. 414 Squadron, 1982 and 1983. With No. 434 Squadron at CFB Greenwood, NS in 1995.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered.
133581	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-581
	Was RCAF 21581. Served with Comox Base Flight, dates unknown. Served with CFB Cold Lake Base Flight. With No. 417 (Combat Support) Squadron in 1995, same base.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered.
133588	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-588
	Transferred to Turkish AF on 21 February 1973, their serial number 51-133588.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 12 December 1972
	Renumbered from RCAF 21588			Struck off
133589	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-589
	Transferred to Turkish AF on 21 February 1973, their serial number 51-133589.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 12 December 1972
	Renumbered from RCAF 21589			Struck off
133591	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-591
	Instructional Airframe 869B.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 11 April 1989
	Renumbered from RCAF 21591			Struck off
133592	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-592
	Was RCAF 21592. Served with No. 4 Wing, CFB Cold Lake, Alberta. With No. 417 Squadron in 1995, same base.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered.
133593	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-593
	Was RCAF 21593. Served with VU-32 in 1982 and 1983 at CFB Shearwater, NS. With no. 434 Squadron at CFB Greenwood, NS in 1995.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered.
133599	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-599
	Was RCAF s/n 21599. No. 439 (Combat Support) Squadron, CFB Bagotville, PQ, dates unknown. At No. 434 Squadron at CFB Greenwood, NS in 1995.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered.
133602	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-602
	Transferred to Turkish AF on 4 February 1974, their serial number 54-21602. Preserved, on display at 9th Jet Air Base in Turkey.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 23 May 1973
	Renumbered from RCAF 21602			Struck off
133603	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-603
	Reported crashed on 19 September 1973, possibly mid air with 133603? With No. 1 Canadian Forces Flying Training School (Cold Lake?) at time of crash.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 25 September 1973
	Renumbered from RCAF 21603			Struck off
133604	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133 / CE-133		T33
		T-33-604
	Was RCAF 21604. Served with No. 414 Squadron in 1982. With No. 434 Squadron at CFB Greenwood, NS in 1995. Sold 2001 (or later) to Air Combat Warfare International of Kitchener, Ontario. Registered as N604KK.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered.
133606	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-606
	Was RCAF 21606. With 416 Squadron, CFB Chatham, NB, in 1983. In storage at air Maintenance Development Unit at CFD Mountainview, Ontario by 1995.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered.
133607	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-607
	Instructional Airframe 870B.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 11 April 1989
	Renumbered from RCAF 21607			Struck off
133610	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-610
	Was RCAF s/n 21610. No. 439 (Combat Support) Squadron, CFB Bagotville, PQ. Also served with No. 414 Squadron, dates unknown. CFB Cold Lake Base Flight, prior to 1993. With Aerospace Engineering and Test Establishment by 1995.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered.
133613	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-613
	With Aerospace Engineering and Test Establishment at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta by 1995.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered from RCAF 21613
133615	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133 / CE-133		T33
		T-33-615
	Ex RCAF 21615. With No. 425 Squadron at CFB Bagotville, PQ in 1982. Redesignated CE-133 in 1994. Served with No. 414 Squadron at CFB Comox, BC in 1995.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered.
133616	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-616
	Transferred to Bolivian AF in 1973, their serial number 603. Crashed on delivery flight, October 1973.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 1973
	Renumbered from RCAF 21616			Struck off
133617	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-617
	Operated by Aerospace Engineering and Test Establshment, CFB Cold Lake, Alberta at time of crash.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 1 November 1971
	Renumbered from RCAF 21617			struck off, after crashing on 15 September 1971.
133618	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-618
	Was RCAF s/n 21618. Used by No. 439 (Combat Support) Squadron, CFB Bagotville, PQ, dates unknown. Also served with No. 414 Squadron in 1982. Visited CFB Portage in 1982, while with 414 Sdn. With No. 417 (Combat Support) Squadron at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta in 1995. On display at the Shearwater Aviation Museum, 2005.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered.
133623	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-623
	Was RCAF 21623. Served with Aerospace Engineering and Test Establishment at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta, dates unknown. In storage at Air Maintenance Development Unit, CFD Mountainview, Ontario by 1995.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered.
133625	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-625
	Was RCAF 21625. With No. 425 Squadron at CFB Bagotville, PQ in 1983.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 16 Februaru 1990
	Renumbered.			Crashed, details not known.
133631	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-631
	Was RCAF 21631.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 18 October 1982
	Renumbered.			Struck off, later scrapped.
133636	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-636
	Transferred to Turkish AF in 1973.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 23 May 1973
	Renumbered from RCAF 21636			Struck off
133639	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-639.
	Serving with VU32, CFB Shearwater, NS at time of crash.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 16 September 1983
	Renumbered from RCAF 21639			Struck off, after crashing on 26 May 1982.
133639	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-639
	Was RCAF 21639. With VU 32 at CFB Shearwater, NS.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 26 May 1982
	Renumbered.			Crashed.
133642	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-642
	Transferred to Turkish AF on 21 February 1973, their serial number 51-133642.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 12 December 1972
	Renumbered from RCAF 21642			Struck off
133644	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-644
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 3 June 1976
	Renumbered from RCAF 21644			Struck off
133645	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-645
	Was RCAF 21639. With No. 414 Squadron, 1975. Later became instructional airframe 871B.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 11 April 1989
	Renumbered.			Struck off.
133648	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-648
	Was RCAF 21648. With No. 414 Squadron, 1982 and 1983. Visited Dover AFB in February 1983. Still with this unit in 1995.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date:
	Renumbered.
133649	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-649
	Transferred to Turkish AF on 21 February 1973, their serial number 51-133649.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 12 December 1971
	Renumbered from RCAF 21649			Struck off
133650	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-650
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 21 September 1972
	Renumbered from RCAF 21650			Struck off, later scrapped
133651	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-651

	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 22 October 1982
	Renumbered from RCAF 21651			Struck off, later scrapped
133654	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-654
	Transferred to Turkish AF in 1973.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: 23 May 1973
	Renumbered from RCAF 21654			Struck off
133656	Lockheed	Canadair	CT-133		T33
		T-33-656
	Ex RCAF 21656. Overhauled by North West Industries, late 1970s. Visited Victoria, BC during acceptance testing after overhaul. Later served with No. 434 Squadron at CFB Greenwood, NS. Flew last CAF T-33 flight, when it was ferried from CFB Trenton to Mountain View for storage, May 2005. Last of 5 T-birds delivered to Mountain View that day.
	first date: 11 November 1970			last date: May 2005
	Renumbered.			placed in storage at Mountain View.

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Created 19 August 2005. Updated 19 August 2005.