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| Date: | Tuesday 4 August 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed T-33A |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 53-5999 |
| MSN: | 580-9531 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 7 NM NE Buena Vista, Sonora, Mexico -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Oklahoma |
| Williams AFB, Phoenix, AZ |
Pilot ejected over mexican territory 160 km from US-Mexican border after loss of instruments and running out of fuel.
Sources:
El Siglo de Torreón 6 August 1959, p6
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/airforce/asp/AF56_Years56-59.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 22-Jun-2014 18:18 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Dec-2024 12:53 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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