Incident Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress 41-24516,
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Date:Saturday 12 September 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
Registration: 41-24516
MSN: 3201
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:In water of Lough Foyle, Northern Ireland -   United Kingdom
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Forced landing. Later found under water off Irish coast.
The crew were uninjured and were taken by air in a Douglas D.C.3 to Prestwick.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
- JF Baugher
http://www.csn.ul.ie/~dan/war/crashes.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Oct-2012 04:24 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
08-Oct-2012 04:25 Uli Elch Updated [Cn]
10-Jun-2016 08:47 gerard57 Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]

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