Accident Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (T-33) ,
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Date:Tuesday 12 April 1955
Time:12:40 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic T33 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (T-33)
Owner/operator:Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:19 km NW of RCAF Gimli, MN -   Canada
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RCAF Gimli, MB/3 AFS
Destination airport:local
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed near Libau during practice "radio-beacon let-down". 3 Advanced Flying School. RNoAF NATO pilot Fen H.O.Steen Mathisen (22).

Sources:

https://www.nrk.no/norge/disse-norske-pilotene-omkom-1.11637858
https://www.ditudo.com/?utm_source=newikis.com&utm_medium=referral
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 13 April 1955, p32/15 April 1955, p14

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Nov-2015 20:49 TB Added
01-Jan-2018 19:18 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
07-Jan-2018 15:08 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]

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