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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-80/P-80/T-33/TO/TV Shooting Star / T2V Sea Star / CT-133 Silver Star / F-94 Starfire
    Latest Model:T2V-1 Sea Star
    Last Military Serial:144735 USN
    Construction Number:580-1121
    Last Civil Registration:N447TV
    Compressed ID:Lockheed T2V-1 sn 144735 USN cn 580...
    Latest Owner or Location:Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport (Williams AFB), Phoenix, Arizona

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T2V-1.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 144735.

    1964

    Transferred to Naval Air Facility, Andrews AFB.
    I believe 1444735 was at Naval Air Facility on Andrews AFB 64 to ? I left Andrews in Aug of 1968 NAF had the largest collection of T-1As at that time.

    September 1984


    Photographer: Bob MacArthur
    Notes: Photographed at Anchorage Community College, Merrill Field, Anchorage, Alaska.

    From December 1985 to By 1992

    To Museum of Alaska Transport and Industry, Palmer, AK with new c/r N447TV.

    From 12 June 1992 to By 1995

    To Neil J. McClain, Salt Lake City, UT.

    1 July 1999

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX447TV (T2V-1A, 144735) issued.

    21 July 1999

    To Fuel Fresh Inc, Phoenix, AZ keeping c/r N447TV.

    1 January 2001

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX447TV (T2V-1A, 144735) issued.

    21 October 2002


    Photographer: Dan Stijovich
    Notes: Sea Star leaving the Miramar airshow

    Markings Applied: 144735
    Finished in US NAVY trainer colours.

    Based at Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport (Williams AFB), Phoenix, AZ.
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    17 June 2011


    Photographer: Chris Kennedy

    10 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    17 June 2012


    Photographer: Chris Kennedy
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
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     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     John Terschak
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