A T-37 Tweet meets an ignominious end at Sheppard AFB back in 2011.
The T-37 first flew in 1954 and served as the Air Force’s primary jet trainer for more than 50 years. And while the Tweet wasn’t the fastest jet by any stretch, it may well have been one of the loudest. Cessna also developed a ground attack variant in the A-37 Dragonfly. A total of 1,269 T-37s were built, and the type was retired in 2009.
This aircraft, built in 1958, hadn’t flown in about 10 years, but it sure looked nice, and might have been welcome in a small museum somewhere. It’s a shame it was sent to the crusher.