LOCKHEED SHOOTING STAR Series
SHOOTING STAR Series SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | The Lockheed Aircraft Corp., Burbank, California, USA (Designed by Lockheed "Skunk" Works) |
| Models: | Model 080, 140, 141, 245, 380, 480, 580, 680, 780, 880, 980, 1080 |
| Designations: | P-80; T-33; F-94; F-14, F-80, F-97, T-1, TO, TV, T2V, CT-133 (CAF) |
| Names: | Shooting Star; SeaStar (T2V), Starfire (F-94), Silver Star (RCAF) |
| First official flight: | (XP-80) 08/01/1944 (TP-80C) 22/03/1948 (YF-94) 16/04/1949 |
| Factory production period: | 1943 - 1959 |
| Primary service period: | 1945 - 1960's |
| Last official flight: | (T-33A) 09/1987 |
SHOOTING STAR Series VARIANTS
P-80 Shooting Star
| 1944 | Model 140 | XP-80 | 1 | |
| 1944 | Model 141 | XP-80A | 2 | |
| 1944 | Model 080 | YP-80A | 13 | Total: 0016 |
| 1945 | Model 080 | P-80A | 563 | |
| 1946 | Model 080 | FP-80A | 114 | Total: 0677 |
| 1946 | Model 080 | P-80B | 240 | Total: 0240 |
| 1948 | Model 080 | P-80C | 798 | Total: 0798 |
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Grand Total: 1731 |
T-33 Shooting Star
| 1948 | Model 580 | T-33A | 5771 | |
| 1956 | Model 1080 | T2V-1 | 150 | Grand Total: 5921 |
| 1952 |
Foreign built - Canada: Model CL-30 |
Silver Star Mk. 3 | 656 | |
| 1956 |
Foreign built - Japan: Kawasaki Model: ? |
T-33A | 210 | Grand Total: 0866 |
F-94 Starfire
| 1949 | Model 780 | F-94A | 110 | |
| 1950 | Model 780 | F-94B | 355 | Total: 0465 |
| 1950 | Model 880 | YF-97A | 2 | |
| 1951 | Model 880 | F-94C | 387 | Total: 0389 |
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Grand Total: 0854 |
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GRAND TOTAL: 9372 |
SHOOTING STAR Series PRODUCTION
P-80 Shooting Star
XP-80
Prototype single-seater jet fighter with British
Goblin turbojet.
Produced 1943
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 44-83020 | 140-1001 |
Total: 0001 |
XP-80A
As XP-80, fuselage redesign, engine upgrade.
Produced 1944
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 44-83021, 44-83022 | 141-1001, 1002 |
Total: 0002 |
YP-80A
As XP-80A, reduced weight, service test aircraft.
Produced 1944
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 44-83023 / 44-83035 | 080-1002 / 1014 |
Total: 0013 |
P-80A
As YP-80A, engine upgrade, wingtip tanks, various
improvements. 38 delivered as FP-80A.
Redesignated as F-80A in 1948, many later
upgraded to F-80B standard.
Produced 1944 - 1946
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 44-84992 / 44-85491 | 080-1015 / 1514 | |
| 45-8301 / 45-8363 | 080-1515 / 1577 | Total: 0563 |
| 2500 additional airframes cancelled. | ||
FP-80A
As P-80A, photo reconn. version with
long nose. 38 also delivered from P-80A.
Original designation was F-14A.
Redesignated as RF-80A in 1948.
Produced 1946 - 1947
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 45-8364 / 45-8477 | 080-1578 / 1691 |
Total: 0114 |
P-80B
As P-80A, engine upgrade, minor changes.
Original designation was P-80Z.
Redesignated as F-80B in 1948.
Produced 1947 - 1948
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 45-8478 / 45-8717 | 080-1692 / 1931 |
Total: 0240 |
| 83 additional airframes cancelled. | ||
P-80C
As P-80B, engine / armament upgrade.
Redesignated as F-80C in 1948 with last 625
delivered as such.
Produced 1948 - 1950
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 47-171 / 47-224 | 080-1932 / 1985 | |
| 47-525 / 47-604 | 080-1986 / 2065 | |
| 47-1380 / 47-1411 | 080-2066 / 2097 | |
| 48-376 / 48-396 | 080-2099 / 2119 | |
| 48-863 / 48-912 | 080-2120 / 2169 | |
| 49-422 / 49-878 | 080-2170 / 2626 | |
| 49-1800 / 49-1899 | 080-2627 / 2726 | |
| 49-3597 / 49-3600 | 080-2727 / 2730 | Total: 0798 |
| C/n: 080-2098 cancelled, no s/n assigned. | ||
(Model 680) F-80D
- 1948, proposed engine upgrade, cancelled.
F-80E
- Proposed version with swept wing and tail, cancelled.
(NA-137) P-80N
- 1945, proposed NAA version of the P-80A, cancelled.
Model 380 / 480
- Various proposed naval versions, cancelled.
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Grand Total: 1731 |
T-33 Shooting Star
T-33A
Tandem 2-seater training version of the F-80C.
Prototype flew as TP-80C (48-356), redesignated
as TF-80C with first 155 delivered as such.
Redesignated as T-33A in 1949. 3929 as T-33A,
85 as RT-33A, 699 to USN as TV-2, 1058 to MAP.
Produced 1947 - 1959
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 48-356 / 48-375 | 580-5001 / 5020 | |
| 48-913 / 48-920 | 580-5021 / 5028 | |
| 49-879 / 49-1006 | 580-5029 / 5156 | |
| 49-2757 / 49-2772 | 580-5157 / 5172 | |
| 50-320 / 50-454 | mixed 580-5173 to 5307 | |
|
50-1272 / 50-1276 - All to foreign users under MAP. |
580-5308 / 5312 | |
| 51-4019 / 51-4533 | mixed 580-5313 to 5828 | |
|
51-6497 / 51-6957 - Some to foreign users under MAP. |
580-5829 / 6289 | |
|
51-8506 / 51-9310 - Some to foreign users under MAP. |
580-6290 / 7094 | |
|
51-16976 / 51-16995 - All or some to foreign users under MAP. |
580-7095 / 7114 | |
|
51-17388 / 51-17556 - All or some to foreign users under MAP. |
mixed 580-7115 to 7701 | |
|
52-9129 / 52-9975 - All or some to foreign users under MAP. |
mixed 580-7183 to 8206 | |
| 53-2687 / 53-2780 | mixed 580-7897 to 8224 | |
| 53-4886 / 53-6152 | mixed 580-8225 to 9773 | |
|
54-1522 / 54-1618 - All or some to foreign users under MAP. |
mixed 580-9139 to 9354 | |
| 54-2689 / 54-2728 | mixed 580-9193 to 9290 | |
|
54-2950 / 54-2955 - All or some to foreign users under MAP. |
580-9450 / 9455 | |
|
54-4035, 54-4036 - Both to foreign users under MAP. |
580-9686, 9687 | |
|
55-2979 / 55-3117 - Some to foreign users under MAP. |
mixed 580-9476 to 9775 | |
|
55-4332 / 55-4456 - All or some to foreign users under MAP. |
580-9776 / 9900 | |
|
55-4807 / 55-4810 - All or some to foreign users under MAP. |
580-9901 / 9904 | |
|
55-4945 / 55-4962 - All or some to foreign users under MAP. |
580-9905 / 9922 | |
| 56-1573 / 56-1649 | 580-9923 / 9999 | |
| 56-1650 / 56-1792 | 580-1000 / 1142 | |
| 56-3659 / 56-3694 | 580-1143 / 1178 | |
|
56-6848 / 56-6927 - 80 to Japan with new c/n: KAC-1081 / KAC-1160. |
580-1179 / 1258 | |
| 57-530 / 57-769 | 580-1259 / 1498 | |
| 58-0450 / 58-0710 | 580-1499 / 1759 | |
| 58-2094 / 58-2106 | 580-1760 / 1772 | Total: 5771 |
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C/n: 580-5285 cancelled, no s/n assigned. 110 additional airframes cancelled. |
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Nicknamed the "T-Bird", 5771 T-33A
Shooting Star trainers were built.
Seen here is T-33A-1-LO, s/n: 53-5744, which was one of 105 T-33A's
that served with the Turkish Air Force from 1951 to 2000.
66 ex. RCAF Silver Stars also served designated as T-33A-N's.
Turkish Air Force Museum, Istanbul, Turkey, 2005.
T2V-1 SeaStar
As L-245, production version for US Navy.
Redesignated as T-1A in 1962.
Produced 1955 - 1956
Lockheed Burbank, California (V)
| BuNo.142261 / 142268 | 1080-1001 / 1008 | |
| BuNo.142397 / 142399 | 1080-1009 / 1011 | |
| BuNo.142533 / 142541 | 1080-1012 / 1020 | |
| BuNo.144117 / 144216 | 1080-1021 / 1120 | |
| BuNo.144735 / 144764 | 1080-1121 / 1150 | Total: 0150 |
| 240 additional airframes cancelled. | ||
|
Grand Total: 5921 |
Foreign built - Canada:
Silver Star Mk. 3
Canadair built version of the T-33A.
Redesignated as CT-133 in 1968 with
new CAF s/n: 133001 / 133656.
Produced 1952 - 1959
Canadair Ltd., Cartierville,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| (RCAF) 21001 / 21656 | T33-1 / T33-656 |
Total: 0656 |
Foreign built - Japan:
T-33A
Kawasaki built version of the T-33A.
Produced 1956 - 1959
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., Gifu, Japan
| (JASDF) 61-5201 / 61-5230 | ? | |
| (JASDF) 71-5231 / 71-5326 | ? | |
| (JASDF) 81-5327 / 81-5397 | ? | |
| (JASDF) 91-5398 / 91-5410 | ? | Total: 0210 |
|
Grand Total: 0866 |
F-94 Starfire
| YF-94 | Model 780, 1949, T-33A
(48-356, 48-357), prototype 2-seater jet fighter, engine upgrade, nose radar. Officially designated as ETF-80C then ET-33A in 1949. New c/n: 780-5001, 5002. |
F-94A
As YF-94, minor changes.
Produced 1949 - 1950
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 49-2479 / 49-2588 | 780-7001 / 7110 |
Total: 0110 |
F-94B
As YF-94B, minor changes.
Produced 1950 - 1952
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 50-805 / 50-876 | 780-7111 / 7182 | |
| 50-878 / 50-954 | 780-7184 / 7260 | |
| 51-5307 / 51-5512 | 780-7370 / 7575 | Total: 0355 |
YF-97A
As F-94B, prototypes with engine upgrade,
redesigned wing, tail, rocket-pods. 50-955
first built as the co. owned L-188 demonstrator,
N94C (civil reg.). Redesignated as YF-94C in 1950.
Produced 1949 - 1950
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 50-877 | 780-7183 | |
| 50-955 |
780-7261 (new c/n: 880-8000) |
Total: 0002 |
F-94C
As YF-94C, lengthened nose, RATO packs.
Original designation was F-97A.
Produced 1951 - 1954
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 50-956 / 50-1063 |
780-7262 / 7369 (new c/n: 880-8001 / 8108) |
|
| 51-5513 / 51-5698 |
780-7576 / 7761 (new c/n: 880-8109 / 8294) |
|
| 51-13511 / 51-13603 |
780-7762 / 7854 (new c/n: 880-8295 / 8387) |
Total: 0387 |
(Model 980) YF-94D
- 1951, ground attack version, prototype under
construction, (51-13604), cancelled before completion.
112 production F-94D aircraft cancelled.
|
Grand Total: 0854 |
SHOOTING STAR Series CONVERSIONS
P-80 Shooting Star
USAAF / USAF
| XFP-80A | 1 |
P-80A(44-85201), prototype reconn. conversion with lengthened nose for camera installations, armament deleted. |
| XP-80B | 1 | P-80A(44-85200), 1946, prototype with engine / armament upgrade. |
| (XP-80R) | 1 | XP-80B, 1946, high-speed prototype with streamlining, engine upgrade. |
| DF-80A | 1+ | F-80A, conversions as drone directors. |
| QF-80A / C | 105 | F-80A / C, 1950, radio-controlled drone conversions. |
| (JQF-80A) | 1 | QF-80A, conversion for test duties. |
| (QF-80F) | 1+ | QF-80A / C, conversions for collecting radioactive cloud samples. |
| ERF-80A | 1 | F-80A, conversion to test camera mounted in nose section. |
| NF-80C | 1 | F-80C, permanent conversion with magnesium construction. |
| RF-80C | 70 | F-80A, 1951, photo reconn. conversions with "C" upgrades. |
| F-80C-11 | 137 |
F-80A, conversions to F-80C standard for training. RF-80A's also converted as RF-80C-11. |
| RF-80C-12 | 117 | F-80B, conversions to F-80C standard for training. |
| XF-14 | 1 |
YP-80A(44-83024), 1944, factory conversion reconn. prototype. Later redesignated as XFP-80. |
US Navy
| TO-1 | 50 |
P-80C, 1948, factory delivered from USAF s/n as advanced trainers. Assigned BuNo. 33821 / 33870. 3 P-80A also transferred as BuNo. 29667, 29668, 29689. 1 P-80B also transferred as BuNo. 29690. |
| (TV-1) | 50 | 1950, redesignation of TO-1. |
T-33 Shooting Star
USAF
| AT-33A | 1+ | T-33A, close air support conversions for foreign air forces. |
| DT-33A | 1+ | T-33A, conversions as drone directors. |
| NT-33A | 1+ | T-33A, permanent conversions for special tests. |
| QT-33A | 252 |
T-33A, 1968, conversions as US Navy drone aircraft. Assigned BuNo. 155918 / 156169. |
| RT-33A | 85 | T-33A, factory delivered as single seater reconn. aircraft. |
The RT-33A was a single seater reconnaissance
version of the standard
T-33A jet trainer. The nose section was slightly modified as can be
seen in this photo of RT-33A-1-LO, s/n: 54-1543, in order to house the
camera mounted behind the glass panel just in front of the number "8".
24 RT-33A reconn. aircraft served with Turkey from 1952 to 1995.
Turkish Air Force Museum, Istanbul, Turkey, 2005.
US Navy
| TV-2 | 699 |
T-33A, 1949, factory delivered from USAF s/n as advanced trainers. Original designation was TO-2, first 26 delivered as such. Assigned BuNo. 124570 / 124585, 124930 / 124939, 126583 / 126626, 128661 / 128722, 131725 / 131888, 136793 / 136886, 137934 / 138097, 138977 / 139016, 141490 / 141558, 143014 / 143049. |
| (T-33B) | 699 | 1962, redesignation of TV-2. |
| (TV-2D) | 1+ | TV-2, 1951, conversions as drone directors. |
| (DT-33B) | 1+ | 1962, redesignation of TV-2D. |
| (TV-2KD) | 1+ | TV-2, 1956, radio-controlled target drone conversions. |
| (DT-33C) | 1+ | 1962, redesignation of TV-2KD. |
| L-245 | 1 | Model 245, Lockheed Trainer T-33A(52-9255), 1953, company owned prototype with fuselage and engine upgrade for USN carrier use. Became the T2V-1 SeaStar. Assigned civil reg.: N125D. |
Foreign Conversions
| T-33A | 47 |
T-33A, ex. USAF aircraft for Japan. Assigned JASDF s/n: 51-5601 / 51-5647. Converted by Lockheed Aircraft Service Inc. (LAS), California. |
| T-33A-N | 1+ | ex. RCAF aircraft converted for NATO air arms. |
| Silver Star Mk. 1 | 20 | T-33A, version for RCAF. Assigned RCAF s/n: 14675 / 14694. |
| Silver Star Mk. 2 | 1 | T-33A, 1951, prototype to the Mk. 3. Assigned RCAF s/n: 14695. |
F-94 Starfire
USAF
| YF-94B | 1 | F-94A(49-2497), 1950, prototype factory conversion, various improvements. |
| DF-94C | 1+ | F-94C, conversion as guided missile testbed. |
| EF-94C | 1 | F-94C, conversion for "E"xperiemental testbed for cameras. |
FOREIGN MILITARY / CIVILIAN SERVICE
- F-80 / T-33 aircraft in service with a high number of air forces worldwide,
including those in Latin American, Asian and European countries.
- Skyfox, 1983, civilian T-33A conversion to serve as an affordable military
trainer for poorer countries. Prototype was N221SF (civil reg.), no potential
buyers were found.