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Published: 2015-07-26 23:44:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 572; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 7
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I photographed this F-80 variant at Bergstrom AFB in July 1986.It looks as if there is a camera installation in the nose, but it definantly is not the same configuration as the RF-80Cs that were in USAF service.
I have no idea what serial this aircraft is or where it eventually ended up.
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Holy crap, an F-80 with a camera in the nose. You must hvae some UFO shots somewhere with the occupants standing outside. Must've been interesting to serve with you. MOst of the time I saw something ultra rare (or unbelievable) I ddin't have a camera. That's why I carry a small digital one with a bit of a lens with me all the time.
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It was an interesting find! I wish I had some details on what this jet was... and where it ended up.
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... This one has me completely baffled... must have been some kind of local modification, so it seems. >.>
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Yeah, the nose mod is a bit unusual. I wonder where the airplane is now?
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I hope she got preserved - although I guess it's likely that if she did, she was returned to stock condition... :/
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Yeah. F-80s are a lot more rare than a T-33!
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... it actually surprises me quite a bit that there are no F-80s left airworthy, given their parts compatibility with the T-33 (of which there are still plenty left)...
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For years there were no "T-33s" allowed to be operated by civilians in the US. They were only the Canadair CT-33s for many years. The USAF was pretty strict with allowing anything that was not a cargo type acft to fall in civilian hands back in the day.
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