Mid-air collision Accident Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 44-6584,
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Date:Saturday 3 March 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
Registration: 44-6584
MSN: 22807
Fatalities:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 11
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Forchies-la-Marche, Hainaut -   Belgium
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mid-air collision with B-17G 43-38675 and crashed. 8 killed, 3 injured.

Sources:

Deux Shillings Broché – 26 mars 2016 de Eric Richard Gaillet (Auteur) - Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (26 mars 2016) - Langue : Français - ISBN-10: 1530863449 - ISBN-13: 978-1530863440
https://memorialb17forchies.wordpress.com/
War Departement U.S. Army Air Forces — Report of Aircraft Accident 45-3-3-510.

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Jun-2014 20:42 Uli Elch Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
20-Apr-2016 06:50 Geneastoria Updated [Location, Source, Embed code]
14-Nov-2022 09:31 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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