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| Date: | Wednesday 11 December 1957 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star |
| Owner/operator: | U.S. Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 53-5540 |
| MSN: | 580-8879 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rosamond Dry Lake, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Edwards AFB, CA |
Midair collision with a KC-135 and crashed out of control, the KC-135 landed safely.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33.html
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=WPJ19571212.1.8&srpos=3388&e=23-10-1956-31-12-1957--en--20--3381-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2021 16:51 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Jan-2024 11:48 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2024 11:49 | Cobar | Updated [Location, ] |
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