ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 258375
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Date: | Wednesday 25 January 1956 |
Time: | |
Type: | Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | 51-9237 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Mapleton/Ashland, ME -
United States of America
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Presque Isle AFB, ME |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed and caught fire in woods while attempting an emergency landing on a highway due to an electrical failure and low on fuel. Lt Billie B. Hunt (29) was trapped in the cockpit and died. Observer Lt Harley G. Powell (24) escaped but injured in a attempt to rescue his pilot.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33.html The Daily News-Telegram 26 January 1956, p5
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
05-May-2021 16:51 |
ASN archive |
Added |
17-Mar-2022 21:11 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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