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| Date: | Wednesday 16 January 1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Lockheed T-33A-1-LO |
| Owner/operator: | 81st FBWg USAF |
| Registration: | 49-882 |
| MSN: | 580-5032 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles SW of RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | FURSTENFELDBRUCK AB, Germany |
| RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk |
Lockheed T-33A-1-LO 49-882, 81st Fighter Bomber Wing USAF: Written off (destroyed) January 19, 1957 when crashed two miles South West of RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk on final approach. Pilot - Gilbert G. Ross - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1949.html
2. http://aircraft-in-focus.com/lockheed-t-33/
3. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2012 06:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-May-2014 15:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 12-Jun-2020 15:51 | AlLach | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 17-Jul-2020 21:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Feb-2021 11:51 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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