Accident Boeing B-17F-5-DL Fortress 42-2969,
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Date:Tuesday 17 November 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-17F-5-DL Fortress
Owner/operator:341th BSqn /97th BGp USAAF
Registration: 42-2969
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:Bay of Biscay -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:United Kingdom
Destination airport:RAF North Front, Gibraltar
Narrative:
plane crash after Engine Fire; All on board killed;
Bodies of 2 crewmen recovered; among missing was Brigadier General Asa North Duncan

Sources:

https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-2969/
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/239934
https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/1704559/brigadier-general-asa-north-duncan/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Mar-2020 09:36 Niemann Added
06-Mar-2020 09:37 harro Updated [Aircraft type]
04-Apr-2020 10:11 Reno Raines Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Destination airport, Operator]
09-Apr-2020 14:07 Reno Raines Updated [Operator, Operator]

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