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| Date: | Thursday 17 September 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star |
| Owner/operator: | U.S. Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 51-8890 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Walnut Springs, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Connaly AFB, Waco, TX |
Hit power lines while flying low and crashed near Walnut Springs, TX. The french Pilot was killed.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2021 16:51 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Jan-2022 14:45 | Cobar | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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