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| Date: | Tuesday 30 May 1961 |
| Time: | 10:37 |
| Type: |  Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (T-33) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 21551 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 mi S of Carman, MB -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Portage la Prairie, MB (09:15) |
Crashed. Student pilot F/C Garry Columbo (20) bailed out but died in hospital about six hours later.
Sources:
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 30 May 1961/31 May 1961, p18
RCAF Case No. 30. (Major F. Paradie - RCAF office of History)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2018 17:05 | TB | Added |
| 09-Jan-2018 17:11 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Apr-2020 21:19 | 425SqnRCAF | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
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