BAF : Lockheed T-33
The Belgians received in total 38 Lockheed T-33 jet trainers , which were gradually delivered from 1952 onwards. At first the T-33s that came out of USAF-stocks flew in bare -metal with their TR Buzz-numbers on the nose.
Later on -still in bare metal – they got special Belgian FT-registrations which appeared on tail and nose of the aircraft together with dayglow painting.
From about 1970 the Vietnam-style camouflage was introduced and most pictures in this gallery are from that period.
In 1962 six T-33s went on loan to the Netherlands (K.lu.) , namely FT5,4,6,7,8 and 11 , where they got temporary registrations M-42 to M-47(see gallery KLu T-33)
In 1965/1966 another two , namely FT3 and FT9 followed the others as Dutch M-59 and M-60 .Eventually they were all returned to BAF service in August 1972 , except for FT8 (M-46) which crashed in June 1965 .
The T-33s was phased out of BAF service in 1979 , when 3 aircraft ( FT21, FT28 and FT30) went to the Portuguese Air Force to soldier on and another 14 were returned to USAF stocks in the U.K.
Two BAF T-33s remain in Belgium today : FT24 at Beauvechain Historical Center and FT34 in the Belgian Forces Museum in Brussels.
FT-01 T-33 BAF Kleine Brogel 24-6-1978 (CGH) 
FT-01 T-33 BAF at Kleine Brogel 1978 (HE) 
FT-01 T-33 BAF at Kleine Brogel 1978 (HE) 
FT-01 T-33 BAF at Kleine Brogel 1978 (HE) 
FT-01 T-33 BAF at Brustem (HE) 
FT-02 T-33 BAF at Jever (HE) 
FT-02 T-33 BAF at Brustem (HE) 
FT-07 (FK) 
FT-07 T-33 at Soesterberg on loan to KLu return to BAF 1972 (HE) 
FT-10 T-33 BAF at Brustem (HE) 
FT-13 T-33 BAF (CHE) 
FT-17 T-33 BAF at Brustem (HE) 
FT-21 T-33 BAF at Bierset (HE) 
FT-22 T-33 BAF at Eindhoven (HE) 
FT-24 T-33 BAF at Soesterberg (HE) 
FT-24 T-33 BAF at Soesterberg (HE) 
FT-26 T-33 BAF Bierset 30-4-1968 (HE) 
FT-26 T-33 BAF at Eindhoven (HE) 
FT-28 T-33 BAF (CHE) 
FT-33 T-33 BAF at Bierset (HE) 
FT-33 T-33 BAF (CHE) 
FT-36 T-33 BAF at Brustem (HE) 
FT-37 T-33 BAF (CHE)
FT-38 (FK) 
FT-37 Brustem 25-6-1977 (CGH) 
FT-36 (CGH) 
FT-34 (CGH) 
FT-33 (FK) 
FT-30 (FK) 
FT-29 (FK) 
FT-28 (CGH) 
FT-26 (CGH) 
FT-26 (CFK) 
FT-25 (FK) 
FT-24 (CGH) 
FT-22 KLeine Brogel 18-6-1971 (CGH) 
FT-21 (FK) 
FT-17 Brussel-Melsbroek 7-5-1976 (CGH) 
FT-16 (CGH) 
FT-15 Brustem 5-1979 (FK) 
FT-14 Florennes 10-9-1976 (CGH) 
FT-13 (CGH) 
FT-11 (FK) 
FT-10 at Brustem 1968 (CGH) 
FT-07 (FK) 
FT-6 on loan to KLu return to BAF 1972 (CGH) 
FT-06 Oldenburg 25-8-1975 (CGH) 
FT-05 Oldenburg 25-8-1975 (CGH) 
FT-05 (FK) 
FT-02 (FK)
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Bram Faasse, oud spotter van Soesterberg.
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