Genestre, (Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1955-November-24

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Birth Date: unkown date

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Service

Unit

3 AFS- Advanced Flying School

Base

Gimli, Manitoba, Canada

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Sergeant

Service Numbers

NATO Flight Training Student Pilot.

1955-11-23 - Steven Matiachuk, civilian, was slightly injured by taxying aircraft while directing a snow plow used to clear the snow from around the lights on the ramp. T-33 was piloted by Sergeant Genestre who was unaware of the incident until later informed.

1955-11-24 - A fatal crash of T-33 21260 with Sergeant Genestre, French Air Force, as pilot occurred today with two eye witnesses who were flying in another T-33. This was Sergeant Genestre's first solo flight. The crash occurred on Lake Winnipeg near Heckla Island, about 11 miles from Riverton, Manitoba. Reasons are obscure.

1955-11-28 - Navy divers arrived from Esquimalt, British Columbia, and with a salvage crew proceeded to the scene of crashed jet to find the rest of the body and aircraft. This operation was televised.


Canada Primary Source Station Historical Record - RCAF Station Gimli - 1955-11-24

Silver Star serial: 21260

Source: Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

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

Wikipedia Wikipedia Canadair CT-133 Silver Star

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