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| Date: | Wednesday 24 October 1956 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Lockheed T-33A |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-4479 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | E of Big Spring, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Stolen by a flight mechanic from Webb AFB, climbed to 5,000ft and then dived to the ground out of control.
Sources:
The Bonham Daily Favorite 25 October 1956, p1
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2019 15:46 | TB | Added |
| 30-Apr-2021 17:35 | harro | Updated [Date, Registration, Source, ] |
| 20-Mar-2022 21:44 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 11-Apr-2022 17:25 | TB | Updated [Date, ] |
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