Incident Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress ,
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Date:Tuesday 15 June 1948
Time:08:50 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic B17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Santa Maria, Azores -   Portugal
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Santa Maria, Azores
Destination airport:Korea
Narrative:
Ditched after engine fire.

Sources:

El Tiempo 16 June 1948, p8

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Apr-2010 17:44 angels one five Added
17-Jan-2012 06:21 Nepa Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Narrative]
03-Nov-2012 03:03 angels one five Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
10-Apr-2013 03:50 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Narrative]
26-Jul-2013 16:50 Nepa Updated [Operator]
17-Apr-2014 18:46 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
26-Nov-2015 19:10 Anon. Updated [Country]

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