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| Date: | Tuesday 3 April 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (T-33) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) 3 AFS |
| Registration: | 21457 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Ontario, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Trenton, ON |
21457 ML*457 Severely damaged the airframe and engine after being abandoned and crashed into Lake Ontario while on a flight to Toronto after running out of fuel due to below minimum weather conditions at the primary, alternate and other diversionary airfields on 3 April 1956. The aircraft was destroyed
Sources:
RCAF Crash Card
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Feb-2018 13:53 | TB | Added |
| 19-Apr-2020 06:54 | 425SqnRCAF | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 28-Jul-2024 19:34 | johnwinnipeg | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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