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| Date: | Tuesday 15 October 1963 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star |
| Owner/operator: | U.S. Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 52-9165 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 mi E of Laughlin AFB, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed after a collision with T-33A 53-5873. Student pilot 2°Lt William C. Kross, Jr (26) was killed.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33.html
The Victoria Advocat 17 October 1963, p7A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2021 16:51 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Jun-2021 19:50 | TB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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