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| Date: | Friday 12 March 1954 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: |  Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star |
| Owner/operator: | U.S. Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 51-6618 |
| MSN: | 580-5950 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hookstown, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Smyrna, TN |
| Greater Pittsburgh Airport, PA |
Crashed after running out of fuel near Hookstown, PA. The pilot bailed out safely,
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33.html
https://books.google.nl/books?id=GXQnAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Plane+crash&article_id=1717,4731405&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiUxsj1irWQAxWdzwIHHcLfAlo4PBDoAXoECAoQAw#v=onepage&q=Plane%20crash&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2021 16:51 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Oct-2025 13:13 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Cn, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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