Accident Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (T-33) 21638,
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Date:Monday 17 August 1959
Time:
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: 21638
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:10 mi SW of Murvaux (Meuse) -   France
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed in France. LAC Alfred Edmund Pittman (23) killed. Pilot F/O Gordon O. Rice (28) bailed out minor injured.

Sources:

The Calgary Herald 20 August 1959, p14
The Daily News (St John's) 20 August 1959, p3
RCAF Incident No. 2155908176381. (Major F. Paradie - RCAF Office of History)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Jan-2018 09:00 TB Added
14-Feb-2018 17:48 TB Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
22-Apr-2020 19:58 425SqnRCAF Updated [Registration, Source]

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