ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 97417
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| Date: | Sunday 14 February 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-5770 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 25 miles west off Boffa Guinea -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
ditched in Atlantic Ocean 25 mi off coast of Boffa, Africa Feb 14, 1943 due to fuel exhaustion while on ferry mission to North Africa. Crew survived.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp n
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2021 12:16 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2022 18:16 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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