ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90534
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| Date: | Monday 2 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 394th BSqn /5th BWg USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-2463 |
| MSN: | 2274 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pekoa Field, Espiritu Santo Island -
 Vanuatu
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Espiritu Santo AAF |
The B-17E crashed on T/O owing to mechanical failure.
2 persons died in the crash.
The pilot in command of the aircraft was Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry (1921-1991), later famous as the creator of the TV series Star Trek.
Sources:
Various.
Wikipedia
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2011 22:39 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Feb-2011 22:42 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2011 23:22 | angels one five | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location] |
| 26-Aug-2011 18:22 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2011 17:39 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 16-Feb-2012 03:58 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2013 11:07 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2020 18:10 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2020 17:56 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 29-Nov-2021 01:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 02-Jul-2023 08:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Location]] |
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