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| Date: | Friday 6 May 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed RT-33A |
| Owner/operator: | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri |
| Registration: | 53-5209 |
| MSN: | 580-8548 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Brindisi -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brindisi |
Crashed in the Mediterranean Sea (Akdeniz) during delivery flight. Turkish pilot Affan Koray (31) killed.
Sources:
https://www.tayyareci.com/v2/hvsehitleri/cilt2-1948-65/1953-1956/162.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2014 20:11 | TB | Added |
| 16-Oct-2018 16:39 | J155 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jan-2021 21:23 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jan-2021 21:26 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 16-Jan-2025 07:23 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
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