Silver Stars Foreverby Capt Greg Castagner, AETE Cold Lake; research by MWO Keith Christensen, AETE Cold Lake. March 31, 2005 4 WING COLD LAKE – The sun will soon set for the final time on the venerable T-33; officially the CT-133AN "Silver Star" Mark III but more commonly known as the T-Bird. This august airframe, the longest serving aircraft in the history of the CF or RCAF, will cease flying operations on March 31, 2005. The T-Bird is a two-seat derivative of the Lockheed-designed P-80 "Shooting Star", the world's first full-production jet fighter! The RCAF acquired 20 USAF T-33As in...