Incident Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress 41-2493,
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Date:Thursday 19 February 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 41-2493
MSN: 2304
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bandoeng airfield, Java -   Indonesia
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The parked airplane was destroyed in a Japanese bombing air raid.

Sources:

https://www.pacificwrecks.com/airfields/indonesia/bandoeng/index.html
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1941_1.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Dec-2018 11:32 gerard57 Added
22-Jan-2019 17:51 Cobar Updated [Cn, Source]

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