Incident Lockheed T-33A 53-5041,
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Date:Friday 15 May 1959
Time:17:30 LT
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: 53-5041
MSN: 580-8380
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Torino-Caselle -   Italy
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Torino-Caselle
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Jet fighter caught fire on take-off. Pilot returned and landed. After pilot Ten John Cok escaped, aircraft exploded.

Sources:

La Stampa 16 May 1959, p2
USAF Serials

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Dec-2012 16:05 Alpine Flight Added
20-Oct-2014 13:30 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
24-Jul-2018 10:05 j155 Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Source]
25-Jan-2020 18:57 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source]

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