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| Date: | Tuesday 6 December 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed TV-2 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 141496 |
| MSN: | 580-9052 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 mi S of West Memphis, TN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAATC Memphis, TN |
Jet trainer went missing on a training flight. Instructor Lt H.J. Backes and student Ens. J.L. Wines. Wreckage found in isolated marshy area of Mississippi River uncovered by a low water stage AUG 57.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33Navy.html
Evening Star 25 August 1957, pA7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2021 16:51 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Jan-2022 19:50 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jul-2022 15:45 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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