Zwarteveen, J.H.M. (Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1957-April-29

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Service

Unit

3 AFS- Advanced Flying School

Base

Gimli, Manitoba, Canada

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Sergeant

Service Numbers

1957-04-29 - Sergeant JHM Zwarteveen, Royal Netherlands student pilot of Course 5602, was fatally injured when his T-33 21521crashed 1 1/2 miles north of the village of Bender, near Chatfield, Manitoba at 2116Z hours. He was performing his second routine solo mission.

1957-05-15 - A funeral parade was held at 1300 hours in the Protestant Chapel for Sergeant JHM Zwarteveen, RNethAF, who was killed in the crash of Silver Star 21521 on 1957-04-29. Dr. Zwarteveen, father of Sergeant Zwarteveen, arrived from Utrecht, Holland, to attend the funeral of his son. Also in attendance, was Colonel W.C. Wittert, Netherlands Air Attache, who arrived this morning.

Canada Primary Source Station Historical Record - RCAF Station Gimli - 1957-04-29

Canada Primary Source Station Historical Record - RCAF Station Gimli - 1957-05-15

Canada Primary Source Station Historical Record - RCAF Station Gimli - Funeral Annex

Canada Primary Source Station Historical Record - RCAF Station Gimli - Funeral Annex (Page 2)

Silver Star serial: 21521

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

unvetted Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page

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