Canadair CT-133 Silver Stars on display in Canada
British Columbia
CFB Comox Air Force Museum
(RCAF Photo, via Fred Paradie)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star, RCAF (Serial No. 21102), later (Serial No. 113102).
(Mike Kaehler Photo)
(The A-Team Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star, RCAF (Serial No. 113102). This Silver Star was built in 1953 and delivered to the RCAF with the tail number 21102. It initially served with No. 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron before later joining VU 33 Utility Squadron in 1983. After the RCAF was absorbed into the new Canadian Forces, the aircraft was renumbered with tail number 133102 on 11 Nov 1970. When VU 33 Squadron disbanded in 1992, the aircraft was transferred to No. 414 Squadron, which assumed VU 33’s duties. The aircraft was struck off strength in 2002 with the closure of No. 414 Squadron and later put on display
Langley, Canadian Museum of Flight
(Author Photos, 26 Jan 2019)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star, RCAF (Serial No. 21487), RCAF (Serial No. 133847), ML-487. This aircraft was flown as a pilot trainer at Gimli, Manitoba, until it was retired in 1967. It was donated to the CMF in 1977, missing its engine, instruments and cockpit furnishings.
Sidney, British Columbia Aviation Museum
(Author Photos, 28 Jan 2019)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star, RCAF (Serial No. 113627), (Serial No. 21627). Painted as (Serial No. 21462), C/N T33-462.
Princeton
(BK-Hunters Photos)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star Mk. 3, RCAF (Serial No. 133648) mounted on a pylon serving as a wind vane at Princeton Airport
Alberta
CFB Cold Lake, Air Force Museum
(Brice Fraser Photo)
(Krystal Wilson Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133181), (Serial No. 21181), mounted on a pylon.
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133413), Cold Lake Air Force Museum.
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133508), (Serial No. 21508).
(Brice Fraser Photo)
(Krystal Wilson Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133094), cam, mounted on a pylon.
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 21231), in storage.
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 21146), in storage.
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133353), in storage.
Nanton, National Bomber Command Air Museum
(5 of 7 Photos)
(Bernard Spragg Photo)
Canadair CT-133A Silver Star (Serial No. 133272), (Serial No. 21272), painted as (Serial No. 133616), mounted on a pylon.
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 21082), painted as (Serial No. 21437).
Airdrie
(Lorne Bohn Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star Mk. 3 (Serial No. 21081), Jack Currie, private owner.
Edmonton
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133011), (Serial No. 21001), mounted on a pylon.
Edmonton, Alberta Aviation Museum
(Author Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133506), Serial No. 21506), PP-506. The T-33 Silver Star served with distinction in the RCAF from 1953 to 2005. It was the world’s first purpose built jet trainer and was developed from the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, the United States’ first operationally deployed jet fighter. As more advanced jets entered military service, a two-seat trainer version of the Shooting Star, the T-33, was developed to introduce aspiring pilots to jets.
The Canadair T-33 Silver Star resulted from a 1951 contract to build T-33s for the RCAF. The Canadair version incorporated a Rolls Royce Nene 10 turbojet instead of the Allison J33 used by Lockheed. Canadair produced 656 CT-133s and the jets were used extensively by the RCAF across the country and overseas. 418 (City of Edmonton) Squadron had two of them, based in the hangar that is now home to the Alberta Aviation Museum. Besides its primary pilot training role, some CT-133s were utilized for photo reconnaissance work, armament training and maritime support.
The Silver Star’s jet trainer role ended in 1976 but there were still fifty of the aircraft serving with the Canadian Forces in 2005. The last serving Canadair Silver Star was retired from the Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment at CFB Cold Lake in 2005. It had been used as an ejection seat test bed for 46 years.
(Author Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133533), (Serial No. 21533), 866B.
Edmonton, CFB Edmonton
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133072), (Serial No. 21072).
Edson
(wildewoodke Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133097), (Serial No. 21097), mounted on a pylon.
Leduc
(Brice Fraser Photo)
(wildwoodke Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133518), (Serial No. 21518), mounted on a pylon.
Lethbridge
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133578), (Serial No. 21578). Royal Canadian Legion, General Stewart Branch No. 4, 702 Wing.
Red Deer
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star Mk. 3 (Serial No. 21506).
Rocky Mountain House
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 21437), mounted on a pylon at the Rocky Mountain House Flying Club, Airport. On loan from the NLAM, Nanton.
(Winter E299, Winterforce Media Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133271), (Serial No. 21271), mounted on a pylon in Millennium Park near the Royal Canadian Legion. Wings from (Serial No. 21096).
Warner
(BK-Hunters Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133419).
(Author Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133089), (Serial No. 21089).
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133351), (Serial No. 21351).
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 21351), (Serial No. 133351).
Calgary, The Military Museums
(CanuckWikiEditor Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133413), outside the Cold War HangarThe Military Museums, Calgary. It has been modified from CX-133 back to CT-133 Mk. 3 standard, previously having the rear cockpit seat replaced with an ejection seat testing mount.
Saskatchewan
Assiniboia
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133072), parts.
Saskatoon
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 21630) is located near the John G.Diefenbaker International Airport
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Aviation Museum
(Saskatchewan Aviation Museum Photo)
Canadair CE-33 Silver Star Mk. 3 (Serial No. 21526). Electronic Warfare (EW) version.
Saskatoon
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133630), (Serial No. 21630), Red Knight, AFAC Wing.
Manitoba
Winnipeg, Air Force Heritage Museum and Park
(Peter and Gloria Photo)
(Author Photo)
(Alain Rioux Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133186), silver, mounted on a pylon.
Brandon
(Mike Kaehler Photos)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133130), (Serial No. 21130), silver, mounted on a pylon. Brandon Municipal Airport. This aircraft has “99’s” painted on the nose and there is a plaque attached which states: “Presented to McGill field by Western Manitoba Chapter Ninety Nines Inc women pilots in the interest of aviation 5 July 1971.”
Gimli
(Mike Kaehler Photos)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133239), (Serial No. 21239), mounted on a pylon. This aircraft crashed on 6 May 1957, after taking off from Portage La Prairie, Manitoba. The pilot noted the gear was up and the end of the runway was approaching when the engine flamed out. At the end of the runway there was a construction site and a mound of dirt approximately 4 or 5 feet high. The pilot carried out a belly landing sliding along when the left tank hit the mound of dirt ripping the tank off and sending the plane into a spin. Both the instructor and student were able to walk away with minimal bruising. The cause of the flame out was a malfunctioning fuel pump.
Portage la Prairie
(Stan Barclay Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133277), (Serial No. 21277), silver, mounted on a pylon in Island Park.
Winnipeg
(Author Photos)
(PM8 Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133232), (Serial No. 21232), Golden Centenaires, mounted on a pylon at 500 Wing, RCAFA, Portage Ave. This aircraft has recently been repainted in Red Knight colours.
Winnipeg, Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada
Canadair CT-133A Silver Star (Serial No. 133574), (Serial No. 21574). A variant of Lockheed’s F80 “Shooting Star”, the T-33A was the most widely used tandem two-seat advanced trainer in the world. The prototype flew for the first time on March 22, 1948. The T-33 was reliable and had forgiving flight properties. Its service life in the RCAF (and later the Canadian Forces) was extremely long. One of the more unusual roles it played was as an aerobatic demonstration aircraft – the RCAF’s Red Knight. Although the aircraft stopped being used as a trainer in 1976, there were still over 50 aircraft in the Canadian Forces inventory in 1995. The youngest of these airframes was then 37 years old and had exceeded its expected life by a factor of 2 1/2. During this period, the Canadair T-33 was employed in communication, target towing and enemy simulation.
Ontario
Acton
(Mike Kaehler Photos)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133103), (Serial No. 23103). Royal Canadian Legion Branch 197.
Collingwood
(Author Photo)
(Tim Laye Photos)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133199), (Serial No. 21199), mounted on a pylon. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 63.
Cornwall
(Author Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133347), (Serial No. 21347), 347, silver, mounted on a pylon, RCAFA 424 Wing HQ.
(Author Photos)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133423), (Serial No. 21423), 423, camouflage, mounted on a pylon at the Nav Canada Training Centre.
Creemore
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133070), (Serial No. 21070), silver, mounted on a pylon.
Dundas
(Knightwatchman Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133110), A661, Hamilton AFAC Wing, mounted on a pylon.
Campbellford, Memorial Military Museum
(Andre Blanchard Photo)
(jiggs11 Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133303), silver,No. 414 Squadron.
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star Mk. 3 (Serial No. 133497), (Serial No. 21497).
Edenvale, Canadian Air and Space Conservancy
(Author Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133581).
CFB Borden, Base Borden Military Museum
(Author Photos)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133433).
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133623).
(Author Photos)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133079), (Serial No. 21079), silver, mounted on a pylon.
(Author Photos)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133540).
(Author Photos)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133669), (Serial No. 21100), Red Knight, (669C), (Serial No. 11441), mounted on a pylon. This aircraft was previously on display beside the RCAFA building near Barrie.
Mount Hope, Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
(Aldo Bidini Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star RCAF (Serial No. 21275), c/n T-33-275, currently painted as 133275, Silver. The CWHM’s aircraft is one of 658 produced in Canada. It was acquired from the Dept of National Defence in late 1995. It had been a support aircraft for the “Snowbirds” aerobatic team, based at No. 2 Flying Training School, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. (CWHM)
Fort Erie
(Mike Kaehler Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star Mk. 3 (Serial No. 21373), renumbered to (Serial No. 133373), mounted on a pylon. at Sugar Bowl Park in Fort Erie.
Goderich
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No.), silver.
Grand Bend
(Mike Kaehler Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star, (Serial No. 133591), parts from (Serial No. 133303), mounted on a pedestal.
London
(Mike Kaehler Photos)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 21422), painted as (Serial No. 21491), mounted on a pylon near the London Airport Terminal.
London, Jet Aircraft Museum
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133263).
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133441).
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133346).
(Tourism London Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133573). C-FUPP. This aircraft has been restored to airworthy status. It is leased and flown by the International Test Pilots School (ITPS), London.
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133500).
(Tourism London Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133542).
Markham, Canadian Air Land and Sea Museum
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133357).
(DND Photo via the Jive Bomber)
Canadair CT-133A Silver Star Mk. 3 (Serial No. 133398), now at the Canadian Air Land and Sea Museum in Markham, Ontario.
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133421), silver.
(Danielle Scott Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133542),camouflaged.
Mountain View, CFB Mountain View, Aerospace & Telecommunications Engineering Support Squadron (ATESS)
Avro CF-100 Canuck Mk. 5 (Serial No. 18434).
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133656), in storage.
Ottawa, Canada Air and Space Museum
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133574), (Serial No. 21574).
Ottawa, National Research Council (NRC) Flight Research Laboratory, Bldg U-61, Montréal Road.
(John Davies Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star Mk. 3 (Serial No. 133379), C-FSKH.
Picton
(Mike Berry Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133238), Silver.
Connaught Range and Primary Training Centre, Shirley’s Bay, Ottawa, Ontario.
(Author Photos)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133606).
Uxbridge
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. TBC), fuselage.
Windsor, Canadian Historical Aircraft Association
(Members of the CH2A Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133299).
CFB Trenton, National Air Force Museum of Canada
(Author Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133435), (Serial No. 21435). This Silver Star is painted to represent the colours of the ‘Red Knight,’ a solo aerobatic pilot who performed from 1959-1968. The museum’s aircraft was not a Red Knight, but served with VU 33 Squadron on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The last Canadian T-33 flew on 31 Mar 2005 in Cold Lake, Alberta. (NAFMC)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133693).
(Author Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133190). North Gate.
Quebec
CFB Bagotville, Air Defence Museum Bagotville
(Alain Rioux Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133333), (Serial No. 21133), No. 439 Combat Support Squadron.
(Alain Rioux Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133333), (Serial No. 21133), No. 439 Combat Support Squadron, 16 Feb 1987.
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canadian Forces Base St Jean
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133678).
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133133), painted as (Serial No. 133333).
Val d’Or
(Carl Pendault Photo via Mark Moxley-Knapp)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133167), (Serial No. 21167), silver, mounted on a pylon.
Nova Scotia
Cornwallis
(Author Photos)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133411), previously (Serial No. 21411), silver, mounted on a pylon. No. 414 Squadron. This aircraft has been moved to a park in Yarmouth.
(Mike Kaehler Photo)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133411), (Serial No. 21411), No. 414 Squadron. disassembled, laying in a park in Yarmouth.
Pictou
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133389), (Serial No. 21389). This aircraft has been removed from its pylon and is awaiting preservation.
Goffs, Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum
(Author Photos)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133365), cockpit section.
CFB Greenwood Military Aviation Museum
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star painted as (Serial No. 21393), painted low visibility grey.
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 13345), painted as (Serial No. 133434) low visibility grey, mounted on a pylon.
CFB Shearwater Aviation Museum
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133038), (Serial No. 21038). Silver, VU32, RCN. The CT-133’s on display at the Shearwater Aviation Museum are two of the 656 CT-133’s built for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) by Canadair in Montreal in 1953. In 1954 the RCAF gave the Royal Canadian Navy the first of 16 CT-133’s to assist the Navy in preparing for the arrival of the Banshee jet fighter. The Museum’s two CT-133’s are painted in different paint schemes representing the first and last eras of the CT-133 at Shearwater. Serial No. 133038, is finished in a natural aluminum silver with tip tanks, nose and tail painted red for high visibility. This aircraft with Royal Canadian Navy markings is typical of the paint scheme of the CT-133 when it was flown by the Navy at Shearwater in the 1950’s and 1960’s. The Navy used the CT-133 for pilot proficiency training and towing targets. (SAM)
(Author Photos)
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 133618), No. 434 Squadron. Serial No. 133618, is finished in low-visibility camouflage gray typical of the paint scheme when the “T- Bird”, as it was affectionately known, was last flown from Shearwater by Air Command’s No. 434 Squadron in 1994. Throughout its 40-year tenure at Shearwater the “T-Bird” provided target services for the Navy. The last CT-133 was retired from the Canadian Forces in the spring of 2002. (SAM)