Accident Lockheed T-33A 53-5054, Thursday 7 January 1960
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Date:Thursday 7 January 1960
Time:forenoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic T33 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed T-33A
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 53-5054
MSN: 580-8393
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Schönberg, Kreis Bernkastel -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Spangdahlem AB/49.
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed in an open field between Schönberg and Neunkirchen, Kreis Bernkastel, today Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich, south-east of Spangdahlem AB. Pilot (Arnold) ejected.

Sources:

Mannheimer Morgen 8 January 1960, p6
AAIR (

Revision history:

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