page_title: Lockheed T-33
section_title: Former operators
hierarchical_section_title: Lockheed T-33 / Former operators
caption_attribution_description: 023 a T-33A of RoKAF
context_page_description: The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star is a subsonic American jet trainer. It was produced by Lockheed and made its first flight in 1948. The T-33 was developed from the Lockheed P-80/F-80 starting as TP-80C/TF-80C in development, then designated T-33A. It was used by the U.S. Navy initially as TO-2, then TV-2, and after 1962, T-33B. The last operator of the T-33, the Bolivian Air Force, retired the type in July 2017, after 44 years of service.
context_section_description: For operators of Canadian-built aircraft refer to Canadair CT-133 Silver Star.
   Belgium
  Belgian Air Force (38 × T-33A, 1 × RT-33A operated from 1952)
   Bolivia
  Bolivian Air Force - Bolivia acquired 15 T-33AN from Canada in 1973–74, purchasing 5 more from Canada in 1977 and 18 T-33SFs from France in 1985. 18 were upgraded to T-33-2000 standard in 2000–2001. Retired in 2017.
   Brazil
  Brazilian Air Force
   Burma
  Burmese Air Force – 15 x AT-33A for use as trainers and close air support.
   Canada
  Royal Canadian Air Force
  Royal Canadian Navy
  Canadian Forces
  National Research Council
   Chile
  Chilean Air Force
   Republic of China
  Republic of China Air Force
   Colombia
  Colombian Air Force
   Cuba
  Cuban Air Force
   Denmark
  Royal Danish Air Force
   Dominican Republic
  Dominican Air Force – AT-33A
   Ecuador
  Ecuadorian Air Force – AT-33A
   El Salvador
  Salvadoran Air Force
   France
  French Air Force – 163 x T-33A and RT-33A (also 61 Canadian-built T-33AN)
   Germany
  German Air Force  192 x T-33A
   Greece
  Hellenic Air Force – T-33A, RT-33A, and Canadian-built AT-33ANs
   Guatemala
  Guatemalan Air Force
   Honduras
  Honduran Air Force – T-33A and RT-33A
   Indonesia
  Indonesian Air Force – T-33A
   Iran
  Imperial Iranian Air Force
  Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
   Italy
  Italian Air Force  operated 60 Lockheed T-33A and 14 Lockheed RT-33A from 1952 until 1982
   Japan (all retired)
  Japan Air Self Defense Force T-33A – assembled and later manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Aerospace Company from 1956.
  Tactical Fighter Training Group (1981–1992)
  3rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (1956–1992)
  6th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1959–1992)
  8th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1959–1992)
  201st Tactical Fighter Squadron (1963–1974, 1986–1994)
  202nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (1964–1992)
  203rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (1964–1992)
  204th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1964–1993)
  301st Tactical Fighter Squadron (1973–1993)
  302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (1974–1994)
  303rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (1976–1994)
  304th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1977–1993)
  305th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1978–1993)
  306th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1981–1994)
   Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  Libyan Arab Air Force – T-33A
   Mexico
  Mexican Air Force – 50 units AT-33A
   Netherlands
  Royal Netherlands Air Force – 60 × T-33A, 3 × RT-33A
   Nicaragua
  Nicaraguan Air Force FAN received delivery of four AT-33A aircraft from the US Government after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961. Retired from service in 1979.
   Norway
  Royal Norwegian Air Force
   Pakistan
  Pakistan Air Force – T-33A, RT-33A
   Paraguay
  Paraguayan Air Force operated six AT-33A donated by Taiwan in 1990. The belonged to the Grupo Aerotáctico (GAT) 2nd. Fighter Squadron called "Indios". They were withdrawn from use in 1998.
   Peru
  Peruvian Air Force
   Philippines
  Philippine Air Force
   Portugal
  Portuguese Air Force T-33A and one RT-33A (all retired)
   Saudi Arabia
  Royal Saudi Air Force
   Singapore
  Republic of Singapore Air Force: 12 x Former French Air Force T-33A delivered in 1980, followed by 8 more in 1982.
   South Korea
  Republic of Korea Air Force: T-33A is First introduction Time: August, 1955. It also served with the ROKAF Black Eagles aerobatic team
   Spain
  Spanish Air Force – 60 × T-33A
   Thailand
  Royal Thai Air Force
   Turkey
  Turkish Air Force – T-33A and RT-33A
   United States
  Boeing Commercial Airplanes (two Canadair CT-133 Silver Stars, N109X and N416X)
  United States Air Force
  United States Navy
  United States Marine Corps
   Uruguay
  Uruguayan Air Force – 8 × AT-33A
   Yugoslavia
  Yugoslav Air Force – Operated 125 Shooting Stars in four variants: 25 T-33A, 22 RT-33A, 70 TV-2, and 8 TT-33A
caption: T-33 of the Republic of Korea Air Force
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