ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247705
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| Date: | Thursday 6 December 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Lockheed T-33A |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 53-5872 |
| MSN: | 580-9313 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Los Angeles International Airportb(LAX/KLAX) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lockheed T-33 56-5872: Written off (destroyed) when crashed after flame out into residential area of Inglewood, California, while on approach to Los Angeles International Airport Dec 6, 1956. Plane landed between two houses and pilot blew himself out of the cockpit and ran to safety before the fuel tanks blew up. Two houses were set on fire, but no-one was injured.
Sources:
1. The Victoria Advocat 2 December 1956, p 11
2. Youngstown Vindicator 6 December 1956, p 3
3. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33.html
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1953.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_International_Airport
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inglewood,_California
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2021 08:55 | TB | Added |
| 06-Nov-2022 00:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Country, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 06-Nov-2022 00:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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