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| Date: | Tuesday 24 November 1953 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-9438 |
| MSN: | 580-7548 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Greenville, MS -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Greenville AFB, MS |
Crashed into the Mississippi River bridge breaking a natural gas pipeline which exploded. Pilot killed.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33.html
Youngstown Vindicator 25 November 1953, p8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2021 16:51 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Jan-2022 18:09 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Oct-2025 15:53 | Cobar | Updated [Cn, ] |
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