Accident Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress 42-6031,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27988
 
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Date:Friday 10 September 1943
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 Force (USAAF)
Registration: 42-6031
MSN: 6327
Fatalities:Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Other fatalities:11
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Gulf of Mexico -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Collided with another B-17 41-24621 over Gulf of Mexico. 11 on each aircraft killed.


Sources:

JF Baugher

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
25-Aug-2011 14:32 Uli Elch Updated [Operator]
26-Aug-2011 00:32 Uli Elch Updated [Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
26-Aug-2011 00:33 Uli Elch Updated [Cn]
26-Aug-2011 00:38 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type]
03-Sep-2011 09:00 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type]

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