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Date: | xx Nov 1960 |
Time: | |
Type: | Canadair CT-133 Silver Star |
Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian AIr Force |
Registration: | 21609 |
MSN: | T33-609 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Hecla, Manitoba -
Canada
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RCAF Station Gimli |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Student pilot went into a spin after a bird strike causing loss of oil pressure, causing engine to seize. After entering a spin pilot ejected safely.
Sources:
Winnipeg Free Press – November 3, 1960
Canadian Military Aircraft - J.A. Griffin
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Jan-2022 09:02 |
charverz |
Added |
17-Jan-2022 17:48 |
charverz |
Updated [Cn, Phase] |
18-Jan-2022 11:47 |
charverz |
Updated [Narrative] |
28-May-2023 09:55 |
Ron Averes |
Updated |