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| Date: | Saturday 31 October 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Northrop T-38A Talon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 63-8188 |
| MSN: | N.5535 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Houston-Ellington AFB, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed after bird strike (snow goose) on final approach. Canopy shattered and debris caused immediately engine failure. Astronaut Theodore Cordy Freeman (34) killed.
Sources:
Passauer Neue Presse, 2.11.1964, p1
Scramble
El Litoral 8 November 1964, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2013 19:02 | TB | Added |
| 06-Sep-2014 16:44 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jun-2015 09:32 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jun-2015 09:35 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 13-Jan-2022 18:02 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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