Boeing chase planes T-33 Red Bird & Blue Bird bow out

[chopper2004]

Boeing pair of chase planes T-33 T Birds known as Red Bird and Blue Bird made their last flight. Am led to believe they will bereplaced by TA-4 Skyhawks.

Boeing: T-33 final flyover: 46 years of test support (http://www.boeing.com/features/innovation-quarterly/2021/03/t-33-final-flyover.page)


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[Less Hair]

Didn't they retire them back in early December?

[pontifex]

Having trained on the T33 I then had to come home and "be taught to fly real aircraft" on the Vampire T11. I still havn't got over it. Mark you, the FB 5s and 9s were good fun.