Accident Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 44-6698,
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Date:Tuesday 27 February 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Owner/operator:547th BGrp USAAF
Registration: 44-6698
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:????. -
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Grafton Underwood /AAF Sta.106
Destination airport:RAF Grafton Underwood
Narrative:
Plane destroyed by heavy flak, 6 bailed, 5 parachutes were burning, all 10 crew MIA, B17G

Sources:

https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/44-6698/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Aug-2020 14:31 Boonich10 Added
27-Feb-2021 16:01 Anon. Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Operator]

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