Accident Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star 51-6943, Friday 30 October 1953
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Date:Friday 30 October 1953
Time:22:25
Type:Silhouette image of generic T33 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 51-6943
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:15 mi from Duncan, OK -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Perrin AFB, TX
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed while practice intercection tactics at 20,000ft. Pilot killed.

Sources:

http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33.html
The Daily News-Telegram 1 Novemer 1953, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-May-2021 16:51 ASN archive Added
20-Mar-2022 14:58 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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