Accident Lockheed T-33A-1-LO 491,
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Date:Thursday 23 November 1967
Time:12:04
Type:Silhouette image of generic T33 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed T-33A-1-LO
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea del Perú
Registration: 491
MSN: 580-7269
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Sullana, Piura -   Peru
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:SPYL
Destination airport:SPYL
Narrative:
The aircraft was part of a formation training flight of 4 T-33, when a sudden inflight engine explosion occurred and destroyed the aircraft. The T-33 crashed near the Chira river mouth at Sullana, Piura, killing the only pilot on board, Alf. FAP Horacio Graciano Martín Polar Delgado.

Sources:

Dario Correo
Dario El Comercio
Dario Expreso

Revision history:

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26-Feb-2024 08:05 jemr69 Added

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