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Date: | Tuesday 9 December 1952 |
Time: | |
Type: | Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | 51-4166 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 15 mi NE of Liberty, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Bryan AFB, TX |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed from a three ship formation. Student pilot Lt George E. Heitz (23).
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33.html The Caldwell News 19 December 1952, p2
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
05-May-2021 16:51 |
ASN archive |
Added |
20-Mar-2022 16:49 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |