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| Date: | Wednesday 20 May 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American T-28A |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-7557 |
| MSN: | 174-410 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Phoenix, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Williams AFB, AZ |
On 20 May 1953, while assigned to the 3525th Pilot Training Wing, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona, this T-28A crashed during a formation flight. Apparently, the student pilot lost control and the aircraft spun in near Phoenix, Arizona, approx 25 miles north of Williams AFB.
The student pilot - later named as Thomas P Casey - did not baile out, and perished in the crash
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20110129115727/http://accident-report.com/Serials/1951a.htm
http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/airplane_crashes/airplane_accidents.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2011 16:07 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 23-Dec-2019 22:19 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 13-Apr-2022 08:13 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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