Incident Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (T-33) Mk 3 21286, Tuesday 9 April 1963
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Date:Tuesday 9 April 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) CFS
Registration: 21286
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage:
Location:18 miles south-west of Gimli, MB -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RCAF Gimli, MB
Destination airport:RCAF Gimli, MB
Narrative:
21286 RCAF*286 (Severely damaged the airframe and engine after being abandoned when hydraulic pressure and the nose gear failed to lock down while on a test flight and crashed 10 miles south-west of Gimli on 9 April 1963. The aircraft was destroyed

Sources:

RCAF CRash Card

Revision history:

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07-Aug-2024 17:31 johnwinnipeg Added

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