Accident Boeing B-17F-40-BO Fortress 42-5223,
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Date:Sunday 19 December 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-17F-40-BO Fortress
Owner/operator:414th BSqn /99th BGp USAAF
Registration: 42-5223
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:75 Nmiles SE of Venice -   Italy
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hit by flak over Innsbruck and dirched in the Adriatic sea, 1 drowned, 2 POWs, 6 recoverd 6 day later

Sources:

Joe Baugher
Bullock database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Jul-2017 17:51 j155 Added
12-Mar-2020 09:04 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]
01-Apr-2020 19:10 Reno Raines Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]

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