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| Date: | Wednesday 9 September 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (T-33) Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) 2 WIRF |
| Registration: | 21587 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Decimomannu -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Grostenquin, France |
| Decimomannu, Sardinia |
21587 (Severely damaged the nose gear, fractured the port main spar and scraped both tip tanks after porpoising on landing and struck the runway after flaming out due to fuel starvation while on the approach to Decimomannu, Sardinia on 9 September 1959. The aircraft was written off. Aircraft assigned to No. 2 Wing Instrument Rating Flight.
Sources:
RCAF Crash Card
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2024 17:31 | johnwinnipeg | Added |
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