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Last Flight of the Silver Stars
Last Flight of the Silver Stars
By Jim Bates
On a crisp, but CAVU, Friday morning in December the last two working Canadair Silver Stars in the United States conducted their final “official” flight before retirement. (The National Research Council Canada (NRC) still operates Canadair built T-33 C-FSKH for various flight test programs.) The flight, done to commemorate the Silver Star’s long careers with Boeing, departed Boeing Field on December 4, 2020, to make a formation fly-past of Paine Field before returning back to Boeing Field.
Boeing started operating the Canadian built CL-30 Silver Star in 1976, mostly for sensor and missile guidance testing, but more recently the aircraft were used as chase planes for airliner test-flights. The two T-33s which appear in the background of many flight test photos of the 767, 777, and 787, were later supplemented in flight test operations by two supersonic Northrop T-38 Talons. Unfortunately, al
Twice Blest closing for good after 40 years in Palatine
Twice Blest Thrift Shoppe, 27 E. Northwest Highway in Palatine, will hold a final sale next week then permanently close after 40 years in the village. Elena Ferrarin | Staff Photographer Some of the many volunteers who helped run Twice Blest Thrift Shoppe in Palatine over the last 40 years. Courtesy of Misericordia Heart of Mercy
Updated 12/10/2020 5:02 PM
After 40 years in Palatine, Twice Blest Thrift Shoppe is permanently closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a final sale next week.
The volunteer-run thrift store is owned by Misericordia Heart of Mercy in Chicago, a nonprofit that provides residential and day services for children and adults with developmental disabilities.