Incident Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star 51-8670,
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Date:Friday 18 November 1955
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic T33 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 51-8670
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Tinker AFB, OK -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Laughlin AFB, TX
Destination airport:Ohio
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Force-landing in a wheat field after in-filght fire during night routine training flight. Both crew escaped with minor injuries.

Sources:

http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33.html
The Daily News-Telegram 20 NOV 1955, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-May-2021 16:51 ASN archive Added
14-Mar-2022 20:36 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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