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| Date: | Saturday 12 December 1953 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star |
| Owner/operator: | U.S. Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 51-8565 |
| MSN: | 580-6349 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Martinsville, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tyndall AFB, FL |
Crew bailed out safely at 13000ft after getting lost and running out fuel in bad weather, aircraft crashed near Martinsville, VA.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33.html
https://books.google.nl/books?id=dXo_AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Plane+crash&article_id=6275,6201826&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj_z4vxl4uQAxWug_0HHWJwD9k4KBDoAXoECAkQAw#v=onepage&q=Plane%20crash&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2021 16:51 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Oct-2025 10:30 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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