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| Date: | Friday 18 November 1955 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-8670 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Tinker AFB, OK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Laughlin AFB, TX |
| Ohio |
Force-landing in a wheat field after in-filght fire during night routine training flight. Both crew escaped with minor injuries.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33.html
The Daily News-Telegram 20 NOV 1955, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2021 16:51 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Mar-2022 20:36 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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