In article ,
Ken Duffey wrote:
BTW, I found the following current operators of the T-33:-

Bolivia (19 x AT-33/T-33) (note - ex Canadian, recently upgraded !!!!!!!!)
Ecuador (22 x AT-33)
Iran (5 x T-33)
Mexico (30 x AT-33)
Paraguay (4 x AT-33)

So, with a first flight date of 1948, I hereby declare that the Lockheed
T-33 Shooting Star takes the prize as the LONGEST SERVING JET AIRCRAFT.

Like I said earlier, there's the borderline case of Martin-Baker Ltd.'s
Gloster Meteor "T.8", which IIRC carries a RAF serial number - it's
still in regular use as a bang-seat test platform, so it could be claimed
to still be in service. If so, then it's clearly the jet with the longest
service life - 5 years longer than the T.33..

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