Mid-air collision Accident North American T-6C Texan , Thursday 2 May 1963
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Date:Thursday 2 May 1963
Time:10:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American T-6C Texan
Owner/operator:Türk Hava Kuvvetleri
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Selcuk/Izmir -   Türkiye
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Two T-6 collided. Pilot Tgm Mehmet Kobat bailed out.

Sources:

Milliyet Gazete Arsivi 3 May 1963, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Dec-2020 17:59 TB Added
13-Jan-2025 18:29 TB Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ]

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