Graham, Gordon Stuart

Killed in Flying Accident 1959-03-09

Birth Date: 1933-June-20

Born: Yenang Young, Myanmar

Son of Stanley Norcliffe and Frances (nee Coutts) Graham of Awali, Bahrein.

Home: Yenang Young, Myanmar

Enlistment: London, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1955-12-15

Service

RCAF

Unit

3 AFS- Advanced Flying School

Base

Gimli, Manitoba, Canada

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Flying Officer

Service Numbers

237287

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First Burial
Google MapBrookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1959-03-09 - Silver Star Aircraft 21387 crashed at approximately 1030 hours near Bird's Hill, Manitoba, fatally injuring two instructors, 237287 Flying Officer GS Graham and 30231 Flight Lieutenant EL Fine, who were doing mutual instrument flying. the Cause of the crash was obscure.1959-03-11 - Flight Lieutenant Yates officiated at the funeral service held this date for Flying Officer GS Graham at 1330 hours.NOTE: it appears that the author of the historical record mis-entered the tail number of the aircraft in this incident as 21387. The correct serial number was 21378. Unfortunately we cant correct this error only the data in this database.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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Silver Star 21378

Flight Lieutenant Fine, Edward Leonard (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1959-March-09
Adath Israel Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Flying Officer Graham, Gordon Stuart (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1959-March-09
Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Lockheed CT-133 Silver Star Shooting Star T-33 T-33A CT-33

Source: Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
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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

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General Harold A Skaarup Web Page

3 AFS (3 Advanced Flying School)

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