Mid-air collision Accident Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star 53-4892,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 258748
 
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Date:Friday 13 September 1963
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic T33 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 53-4892
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:100 miles NW of San Francisco, California -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Travis AFB, CA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed after a collision with F-102A 57-0820 during interception training over Pacific Ocean.
Both crewmen were killed.

Sources:

http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33.html
The Victoria Advocat 15 September 1963, p6A

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-May-2021 16:51 ASN archive Added
12-Jun-2021 16:59 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
12-Jun-2021 17:02 TB Updated [Departure airport]
23-Apr-2024 11:53 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator]

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