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| Date: | Tuesday 28 April 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair CT-133 Silver Star Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 21586 |
| MSN: | T33-586 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Drachenbronn, Elsass -
 France
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Zweibrücken |
Struck a radar screen (Hochwald Radar) in dense fog at about 400 meters near the Soultzerkopf (517m), southwest of Weißenburg (Wissembourg), Elsass. F/O James Walton and F/O David Hirst.
Sources:
The Windsor Daily Star 1 May 1959, p25
RCAF Incident No. 2155904285861. (Major F. Paradie - RCAF Office of History)
Neckar-Bote 30 April 1959, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2018 08:05 | TB | Added |
| 22-Apr-2020 19:58 | 425SqnRCAF | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 21-May-2025 16:26 | TB | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2025 10:54 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, ] |
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