Accident Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star 51-4345, Thursday 3 January 1963
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Date:Thursday 3 January 1963
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: 51-4345
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:10 mi S of Marquette, MI -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:K.I. Sawyer AFB, MI
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed after Capt Robert E. Ross (28) ejected safely due to flame-out.

Sources:

http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33.html
Lakeland Ledger 4 January 1963, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-May-2021 16:51 ASN archive Added
07-Jun-2022 14:24 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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