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=To all who visit this site.=
All pictures on this site is Copyrighted ©, by the respective personnel that has
allowed them to be posted for the enjoyment of visitors and the members
of the 3506th and 3508th Flightline Reunion Organization
 The pictures were sent in by Gil Oliver.

Getting 601 ready for Mounting on the Pedstal

We are going to leave it set to see if it will be ok before I get under it. We jacked it with a 1 Ton Floor jack. We put up the Lt. wing First then the right. Lifting the right was a strain on the jack, but it did it. When I weighed 1 side it was 1850 pounds. So it was probably over a ton on the right side. I could hear the Crib pop and creek as I was jacking. All 4x4s (3) are on the floor on each crib. I'm going to move the Nose Crib Back Some to get the tire off the floor. It all went well today. so we will stand down and go back in Wednesday to start the removal.
readyforremoval gearremoved
On the left the gear is ready to be removed. Right side the gear has been removed.
There are many other pictures of the mounting process.
I hope to post them at another time when space is becomes available.

This is that Old T-Bird, Ready for the Mount and take it's rightful place in the Greenville Air Force Base History.



T-33A, Shooting Star, Serial Number 51-6601
History of 51-6601
       Manufactured by Lockheed Aircraft, Burbank CA and delivered to the USAF on 3 Jul 1952.

 Jul 1952           To 3560th Pilot Training Wing (Air Training Command), Webb AFB TX (

                        deployment to Nellis AFB NV)

 Apr 1958          To 3510th Flying Training Wing (ATC), Randolph AFB TX

 Mar 1962         To 3510th Maintenance and Supply Group (ATC), Randolph AFB

 Jan 1964          To 2nd Bombardment (Heavy) Wing (Strategic Air Command), Barksdale AFB LA

 Jun 1964          Dropped from inventory by transfer to museum status.


On the pole
What a beautiful sight it is....
Many of us will view this as the final chapter of the best loved base of our military career. Many of you left the military for your own reasons, and some continued on as your career choice. Whatever your status does not diminish the fact that you were and are part of the Greenville Air Force Base History. This symbol is for and about The Greenville Airmen and is a nostalgic symbol of that time and place that can never be taken away. I hope every person from that era will come together and celebrate this historic meeting and continue the cohesiveness and togetherness we have known before.
The symbol of the Airmen and Greenville Air Fore Base is finally resting in it's rightful place at the old base.

The members of the Greenville Airmen Reunion would like to thank the city of Greenville for authorizing and implementing the plan for work to be done in order to have this project completed. Our biggest thanks will go to the Three Amigo's and Wife's for many hours of work pulling this together for the Group. We are fortunate to have members of this caliber located locally.

Thanks go to:
Gil and Sue Oliver, Jim and Betty Pickelman, Athel and Joan Doty
We Thank you.
Had they chosen to follow the uninterested, unconcerned and uncaring group,
this beautiful symbol would not be where it is today.

Thanks to all the members that attend the Greenville Reunion's.
It's not about Greenville, It's about the people that were there and still remember Greenville Air Force Base.
Plaque

This Plaque is located near the mounted T-33, # 601

 
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