ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226272
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| Date: | Monday 1 August 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed T-33A |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 53-5269 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake St Clair, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Selfridge AFB, MI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft crashed into Lake Saint Clair shortly after take-off. The aircraft encountered a thunderstorm over the lake and went out of control.
Per the Lansing State Journal "bits of wreckage" were found by crash boats about "three miles out from the base".
Both victims were recovered 11 August 1955 per Port Huron Times Herald
CPT John R. Brownlow (Atlanta, GA)
CPT Carl H. Markley (Urbana, OH)
Sources:
Youngstown (OH) Vindicator 3 August 1955, p21
Lansing (MI) State Journal
Port Huron (MI) Times Herald
http://accident-report.com/Yearly/1955/5508.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2019 17:20 | TB | Added |
| 17-Mar-2020 20:24 | kolibriforensics | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2021 16:58 | harro | Updated [Date, Registration, Source] |
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