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Post subject: Why Thunderbirds and not Silver Stars?  Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:33 am |
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Why are the T-33's nicknamed Thunderbirds and not Silver Stars? I know there was a US Thunderbird aerobatic team that flew T-33's, is that it?
Was the Canadian version of the T-33 called Silver Star instead of Shooting Star as a tribute to the Silver Dart?
Where are the historians here?
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Redman
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Post subject: Re: Why Thunderbirds and not Silver Stars? Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:27 am |
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Yes it was indeed named in Honour of the AEA silver Dart. The CT-133 Silver Star.
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Mike.
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Canada_EH
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Post subject: Re: Why Thunderbirds and not Silver Stars? Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:40 am |
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P-51
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Post subject: Re: Why Thunderbirds and not Silver Stars? Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 12:11 pm |
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I asked about this on the week-end, and we used the name "Thunderbirds" for the museum as more people are familiar with that name as opposed to Silver Stars.
Paul
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