Mid-air collision Accident North American T-28A 51-7562,
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Date:Friday 29 May 1953
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic T28 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American T-28A
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 51-7562
MSN: 174-415
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mesa, AZ -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Williams AFB, Arizona
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
On 29 May 1953, while assigned to the 3525th Pilot Training Wing, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona, this T-28A was involved in a fatal mid-air collision with another T-28A (51-3769) of the same unit.

Both aircraft crashed at Mesa, Arizona, approx 24 miles North of Williams AFB. Pilots of both aircraft were killed: William A Crawford in T-28A 51-3769 and Donald G Brigham in T-28A 51-7562

Sources:

[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.logbookmag.com/databases/articles.asp?ID=133&CatID=43]
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.accident-report.com/world/namerica/slist/williams1.html]

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Sep-2011 16:21 Dr. John Smith Added
23-Dec-2019 22:19 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]
13-Apr-2022 15:52 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location]

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