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The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star (or T-Bird) is an American jet trainer aircraft. It was produced by Lockheed and made its first flight in 1948 piloted by Tony LeVier. The T-33 was developed from the Lockheed P-80/F-80 starting as TP-80C/TF-80C in development then designated T-33A. It was used by the U.S. Navy initially as TO-2 then TV-2 and after 1962 T-33B. In 2013 Canadian-built examples are still in-service with the Bolivian Air Force.