ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54901
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 April 1987 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Canadair CT-133AN Silver Star (T-33) |
| Owner/operator: | 1st Canadian Air Gp CAF |
| Registration: | 133315 |
| MSN: | T33-315 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Karlsruhe - Baden-Baden (Sollingen) (FKB / EDSB) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Baden-Baden (Sollingen) (FKB / EDSB) |
| Baden-Baden (Sollingen) (FKB / EDSB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Was RCAF 21315. Renumbered 11 November 1970 as CAF 133315. Served with No. 414 Squadron 1982 and 1983. Visited Tyndall AFB, 1982. Serving with 1 Canadian Air Group in Europe at time of crash. Crashed mid-morning 7 April 1987 while flying a low-level navigation mission. While flying down a valley in the Eifel Hills near Koblenz the Canadian T-33 encountered a Belgian AF F-16 also flying a trg mission. In accordance with NATO training regulations in force at the time, the T-33 initiated a 180 degree defensive turn to the left to acknowledge the "threat". During this maneuver the T-33 impacted rapidly rising, heavily forested terrain and was totally destroyed. There was no attempt by either pilot to eject. A/C was struck off charge 26 September 1988
Sources:
http://www.ody.ca/~bwalker/CAF_T33_detailed_list.htm
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/378924.html
http://www.airfighters.com/photo/45580/M/Canada-Air-Force/Canadair-CT-133-Silver-Star-3/133315/
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2011 08:03 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 05-Feb-2012 05:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2013 23:52 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Mar-2018 09:34 | Buzz | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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