Incident Cessna T-37 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278092
 
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Date:xx May 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic T37 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna T-37
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Bartow AFB, FL -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bartow AFB, FL
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A T-37 trainer plane collided with a buzzard, shearing off the vertical stabilizer. Air Cadet Harry Metzger managed to land

Note: a T-37 63541 seen on photo but not the accident plane.

Sources:

Lakeland Ledger 31 May 1959, p7A (photo)

Revision history:

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