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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-80/P-80/T-33/TO/TV Shooting Star / T2V Sea Star / CT-133 Silver Star / F-94 Starfire
    Latest Model:TV-2 Shooting Star
    Last Military Serial:33850 USMC
    Construction Number:080-2083
    Compressed ID:Lockheed TV-2 sn 33850 USMC cn 080-...
    Latest Owner or Location:Merced Airport, Merced, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a P-80C-1-LO by Lockheed at Burbank, California, USA.

    Circa 1947

    Was allocated s/n 47-1397 with the United States Air Force but was not taken up.
    Diverted to US Marines.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Marine Corps with BuNo 33850 as a TO-1 and operated with these markings: WL-29.

    October 1948


    Photographer: William T Larkins
    Notes: Lockheed TO-1, Marine Corps. Ex USAF F-80C 47-1397, at San Francisco in October 1948.

    1950

    Redesignated as TV-2.

    By 1969

    To Merced Airport, Merced, CA.
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    29 March 1986


    Photographer: Nate Wilburn

    2007


    Photographer: Andy West

    12 September 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    12 September 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    12 September 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    Markings Applied: 56467


    Photographer: Charlene Aro
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2007 by Andy Marden
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     United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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