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| Date: | Monday 26 December 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-9712 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Los Angeles Int'l Airport, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Landed on a taxiway instead the runway. Lost a wing tank when it hit a precision radar shack. Ran down embankment, crashed through a fence and hit a car on bussy Sepulveda Boulevard. Pilot Capt Dwight Moody Cook, Jr (31) thrown out with his seat and died. Car driver seriously injured.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33.html
The Daily News-Telegram 27 December 1955, p4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2021 16:51 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Mar-2022 19:05 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Mar-2022 19:59 | TB | Updated [Date, Registration, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Mar-2022 20:15 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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