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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:T-33B
    Last Military Serial:126591 USN
    Construction Number:580-5327
    Last Civil Registration:N6633D
    Latest Owner or Location:Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-33A.

    Circa 1951

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 51-4033.
    Assigned the USAF serial for administrative purposes only.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 126591 as a TV-2.

    6 July 1962

    Redesignated as T-33B.

    To unknown owner with c/r N6633D.

    To Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino Airport, Chino, CA.
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    From By 1966 to By 1969

    To E. D. Weiner, Los Angeles, CA with new c/r N335V.

    1969

    To E. D. Weiner, Los Angeles, CA with new c/r N6633D.

    From By 1972 to By 1974

    To Fighter Imports Inc/Leroy B. Penhall, Chino, CA keeping c/r N6633D.

    From October 1974 to By 1986

    To Edward O. Messick, San Antonio, TX keeping c/r N6633D.

    29 October 1979


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Lockheed TV-2 Sea Star 126591 as seen at San Antonio, Texas in October 1979.

    19 August 1986

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX6633D (TV-2, 126591) issued.

    From September 1986 to By 1987

    To G. A. Smith, Long Beach, CA keeping c/r N6633D.

    From 15 June 1987 to By 2004

    To Shooting Star Productions, Reno, NV keeping c/r N6633D.

    1988


    Photographer: Nate Wilburn
    Notes: Chino Planes of Fame.

    29 December 1988


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Chino Airport, CA

    1997


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Planes of Fame, Chino, CA.

    4 December 1997


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Planes of Fame in Chino, California.

    13 August 2007

    To unknown owner with c/r N6633D.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Palm Springs, CA.

    Markings Applied: TR-591, U.S. AIR FORCE 6591

    14 November 2009


    Photographer: Joseph Scheil
    Notes: Looking different than her previous job as the Paceplane at Reno, one of the longest registered T-33 airframes is N6633D. Now owned and flown by the Palm SPrings Air Museum, she is a very original and well maintained survivor. Korean War markings applied by Matt Voight.

    13 June 2011

    To Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs, CA keeping c/r N6633D.

    Placed on display with Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, CA.
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    6 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    6 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    28 May 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Displayed at the Palm Springs Air Museum, California

    4 October 2016


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Palm Springs Air Museum, CA.

    4 October 2016


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Palm Springs Air Museum, CA.

    21 March 2018


    Photographer: John W. Olafson
    Notes: At Palm Springs Museum, California - This T-33 has undergone a rebuild and has a new paint scheme

    1 January 2019

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX6633D (TV-2, 126591) issued.

    9 September 2019


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    9 April 2022


    Photographer: Paul Cremin
    Notes: On display at the Palm Springs Air Museum


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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall

    Internet Sources
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    Glenn Chatfield
    Mike Henniger

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