Accident Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (T-33) Mk 3 21286, Thursday 11 July 1963
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Date:Thursday 11 July 1963
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic T33 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (T-33) Mk 3
Owner/operator:Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) STU
Registration: 21286
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:65 miles north-west of Chatham, NB -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RCAF Chatham, NB
Destination airport:RCAF Gimli, MB
Narrative:
21142 RCAF*142 Crashed about 65 miles south-west of Chatham when the cockpit canopy blew off on 11 July 1963. The captain of the aircraft thought the aircraft had exploded and ejected. The student was uncertain as to the reason the instructor ejected, followed with his own ejection. After the double ejection, the aircraft stalled on its left wing, cart wheeled then crashed. The aircraft was destroyed. Aircraft assigned to the Sabre Transition Unit

Sources:

RCAF Crash Card

Revision history:

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