Mid-air collision Accident Lockheed T-33A-1-LO 54-1558,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63623
 
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Date:Monday 11 March 1957
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic T33 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed T-33A-1-LO
Owner/operator:20th FB Wg USAF
Registration: 54-1558
MSN: 580-9189
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1 mile North of Finchingfield, Essex, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Shepherd's Grove, Suffolk
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Lockheed T-33A 54-1558 of 20th Fighter Bomber Wing USAF, crashed 1 mile North of Finchingfield, Essex, England, March 11, 1957 following collision with F-84F 52-6671. Both crew of the T-33A were killed, along with the pilot of the F-84F

Sources:

1. http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1957_03/19570312_0008.pdf
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1954.html
3. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finchingfield

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
11-Jun-2014 20:41 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
18-Mar-2015 15:21 TB Updated [Location]
18-Mar-2015 15:23 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Narrative]
18-Mar-2015 15:23 TB Updated [Location]
16-Jul-2020 22:27 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
30-Jul-2020 20:18 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Narrative]
30-Jul-2020 20:21 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Source]
16-Oct-2020 10:28 Rata Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]

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