Incident Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star 53-4949,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 258540
 
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Date:Sunday 5 October 1958
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic T33 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 53-4949
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Correo, NM -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Travis AFB, CA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
Crashed 15 miles west of Albuquerque, NM after Maj Richard L. Hellwege (30) parachuted to safety.

Sources:

http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33.html
San Bernardino Sun 6 October 1958, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-May-2021 16:51 ASN archive Added
09-Aug-2022 13:16 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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