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Date: | Saturday 23 March 1963 |
Time: | 13:15 |
Type: | Lockheed T-33 SN 56-1672 |
Owner/operator: | USAF |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Near Philmont, NY -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | KCEF -Westover AFB, MA |
Destination airport: | KCEF -Westover AFB, MA |
Narrative:T-33 took off from Westover AFB, MA at 12:24 PM EST on March 23, 19663 with 2 aircrew members on board to be aerial target for F-102 interceptor Training. Aircraft flamed out at 33K feet and would not restart. Aircrew ejected without injury. Aircraft impacted approximately 1:15 PM EST into the side of a Berkshire mountain.
Sources:
USAF Accident Report 1960 - 1969, (date) 610323,T-33A SN 56-1672 and articles from Philmont and Hudson New York, Chicopee, Springfield and/or Westover AFB, MA newspapers.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Oct-2023 07:16 |
Knobby5 |
Added |
27-Oct-2023 07:16 |
harro |
Updated |
28-Oct-2023 06:42 |
Knobby |
Updated |