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Aircraft Information
Variant registration: Canadair CE-133 Silver Star. Was an upgrade for electronic warfare as a training aircraft.
Our “T-Bird” was used for pilot training and as an electronic scoring target in simulated dog fighting with CF-18’s.
The “T-Bird” is a 50’s vintage trainer, and our example served in Moose Jaw and many other stations over its long career.
This airplane was built in Canada as a Canadair CT-133 Silver Star and uses a version of the Rolls Royce
“Nene” engine. Hundreds of RCAF pilots trained on T33’s, which was relatively easy to fly and was a steppingstone to higher performance aircraft.
