Falcon Models 1/72 T-33A WaSLw 10 Luftwaffe 1973

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Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (Luftwaffe 1973) Diecast Model Airplane made by Falcon Models. Designed as an advanced trainer for pilots already qualified to fly propeller aircraft the T-33 Shooting Star first flew on March 22 1948. To develop the T-33 designers lengthened the Lockheed P-80/F-80's fuselage by about three feet so they could add a second seat instrumentation and flight controls. The T-33 proved to be a reliable trainer and was also used for target towing and as a drone director. It served with the US Navy and the US Air Force well into the 1970s and 1980s and some nations even used it for combat (the Cuban Air Force scored several kills in T-33s during the Bay of Pigs Invasion).. Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (Luftwaffe 1973) Diecast Model Airplane.It is made by Falcon Models and is 1:72 scale.