Canadian Silver Stars

Description

Canadian Silver Stars
Sized A4, sofcover, perfect bound, 236 pages, colour profiles, more than 300 hitherto unpublished photographs, ENGLISH TEXT

Autor: Patrick Martin
ISBN: 978-3-935687-97-3

Our author Pat Martin from Canada wrote a fantastic book about the CL-30 Silver Star, the Canadair license built version of the T-33A Shooting Star, in Canadian and international (Bolivia, Turkey, France, Portugal and Greece) services. Lots of great images, especially from the early years of CL-30 service and a plethora of background information make this book a must have for the enthusiast interested in the Canadian Air Force.

From the content:

Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Readers Notes
Phraseology
Abbreviation List

Shooting Star
The Jet Start
The Opposition – The Luftwaffe Threat
A Star is Born – P-80 Shooting Star
Designing the P-80
XP-80A
YP-80A
P-80
TP-80C
T-33A
F-94
Total Production

Selection
Post War Expansion
Korea
Clunks and Sabres

Getting the Program Going
Silver Star Mk.1 – Twenty
T-33A – Ten
Nene 10
Silver Star Mk.2

Production
Canadair
Silver Star Mk.3
Silver Star Mk.3PT – Pilot Trainer
Silver Star Mk.3AT – Armament Trainer

Canadian Conversions
CEPE Pacer
Ejection Seat Trials
Silver Star Mk.3PT – Pilot Trainer
Silver Star Mk.3AT – Armament Trainer
Silver Star Mk.3PR – Photo Reconnaissance
Target Towing
Search
National Research Council
DPT-1
Jamming in the Eighties
Electronic Support and Training – CE-133
Silver Star Avionics Update Project
CX-133

Canadian Service
NATO Air Training Plan
Training with the Silver Star
Winding Down
Enter the Tutor
Unification
New Serials
End of Training Command
Combat Support Squadrons
Avionics Update Project – AUP
The End Game
Summary – The Inventory and Losses

Canadian Finish & Markings
VC Era
AB+3 Era
RCAF+3 Era
New-Leaf Era
CAF Era
Symmetrical Era
FIP Era
Royal Canadian Navy
Display Aircraft

Exports
Bolivia
France
Greece
Portugal
Turkey

Airframe
Technical description
Performance
When is a T-Bird not a Silver Star?
Nose
Fuselage
Engine
Wings and Gear

Unit Histories
Operational Units
Utility-Reserve Units
Royal Canadian Navy
Training Units

Appendices
Main Operating Bases
After Canadian Military Service
Maintenance Airframes
Storage Locations
The Bolivian enigma
Individual Aircraft Histories
Colour Profiles