Description

Twenty plus years in the making, this is the complete story of the Canadair-built Silver Star, from its introduction in 1952 to the final retirement from the CAF in 2005. Also included is the story of the thirty Lockheed T-33A aircraft used by the RCAF and all those later exported to Bolivia, France, Greece, Portugal and Turkey.  Illustratred throughout with black and white photographs, colour photographs and colour profiles.  Chapters include: Development, Selection, Getting the Program Going, Production, Canadian Conversions, Canadian Service, Canadian Finish & Markings, Exports, Unit Histories, Airframe, and Appendices (which includes a history of each of the 30 Lockheed-built aircraft and the 656 aircraft built by Canadair).