Birth Date: 1921-October-06
Born: Abernethy, Saskatchewan
Son of Kenneth Andrew and Annie Elizabeth (nee Slater) Foster of Abernethy, Saskatchewan.
Home: Abernethy, Saskatchewan
Enlistment: Regina, Saskatchewan
Enlistment Date: 1941-11-25
Service
RCAF
Unit
2 AFS- Advanced Flying School
Base
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Flying Officer
Service Numbers
43754
1955-04-07 - A formation of T-33s from Portage la Prairie, while crossing the Gimli Aerodrome, met with a mishap when two aircraft collided. One plane exploded and crashed on the airfield, killing the two occupants.
From the Winnipeg Free Press - Killed were Flying Officer KG Foster and an un-named NATO Flying Training Student.
All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.
The Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (company model number CL-30) is the Canadian license-built version of the Lockheed T-33 jet trainer aircraft, in service from the 1950s to 2005.
The Canadair CT-133 was the result of a 1951 contract to build T-33 Shooting Star trainers for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The powerplant is a Rolls-Royce Nene 10 turbojet instead of the Allison J33 used by Lockheed in the production of the original T-33. A project designation of CL-30 was given by Canadair and the name was changed to Silver Star. The appearance of the CT-133 is very distinctive due to the large fuel tanks usually carried on each wingtip. A total of 656 CT-133 aircraft were built by Canadair.
The CT-133 entered service in the RCAF as its primary training aircraft for fighter/interceptors. The designation of the Silver Star in the Canadian Forces was CT-133.
The CT-133's service life in the RCAF (and later the Canadian Forces) was extremely long. One of the more unusual roles it played was as an aerobatic demonstration aircraft, the RCAF's Red Knight. Although the aircraft stopped being used as a trainer in 1976, there were still over 50 aircraft in Canadian Forces inventory in 1995. The youngest of these airframes was then 37 years old and had exceeded its expected life by a factor of 2.5. During this period, the Canadair T-33 was employed in communication, target towing, and enemy simulation. Wikipedia
Abernethy, Saskatchewan
Station Historical Record - RCAF Station Gimli - 1955-04-07
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
www.findagrave.com
Wikipedia Canadair CT-133 Silver Star
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