ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230361
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| Date: | Monday 10 May 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-25-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-3143 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Tullan Strand, Bundoran, Donegal County, Ireland -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gander Field, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Prestwick, Scotland |
B-17F "Bugs" left Gander Field, Newfoundland for Prestwick, Scotland. Aircraft ran out of fuel and made a forced belly landing on the beach at Tullan Strand, Bundoran, Ireland. Major damage to aircraft; No fatalities/no injuries. Crew were greeted by locals and housed as guests; later released to USAAF officials.
Sources:
Foreign Aircraft Landings in Ireland-WW2, 10 May 1943, (http://www.ww2irishaviation.com/).
Harry X. Ford, Mud, Wings and Wire: A Memoir, p. 120-168.
42-3143: B-17 FLYING FORTRESS,” American Air Museum in Britain, airplane and crew; (http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5524).
75th Anniversary of Plane Crash on Donegal Beach Remembered,” DonegalNow.com (https://www.donegalnow.com/features/75th-anniversary-plane-crash-donegal-beach-remembered/224721).
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2019 17:58 | Footsoldier | Added |
| 03-Nov-2019 07:20 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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