Accident Lockheed T-33 53-5977, Friday 3 April 1959
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Date:Friday 3 April 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic T33 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed T-33
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 53-5977
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:S of Fairbanks, AK -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Ladd AFB, AK
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed from 500ft shortly after take-off.

Sources:

The Bulletin 4 April 1959, p8
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Oct-2017 18:37 TB Added
30-Apr-2021 19:33 harro Updated [Registration, Source, ]

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