ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48683
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| Date: | Sunday 2 April 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 9207 |
| MSN: | 2392 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Prestwick, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Prestwick, Scotland |
| RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario |
B-17 9207 of RCAF 168 Heavy Transport Squadron, took off from Prestwick, Scotland on its first leg across the North Atlantic to the final destination at RCAF Station Rockcliffe (Ottawa) Ontario. The aircraft with 5 crew, climbed steeply under full engine power, stalled, dropped the port wing and spun in, bursting into flames. All 5 members of the crew were killed.
It is suspected that the mail, and possibly other cargo, shifted aft during the takeoff causing the aircraft to stall and crash. The aircraft was heavier than normal and had not received a modification to install strapping to prevent the mail bags from moving while in flight.
Sources:
Air Enthusiast 50
Canada’s Wings; The Liberator and Fortress: Carl Vincent: Page 131
Joe Baugher: USAAF B-17E-BO, 41-2581; RCAF 9207
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 6 April 1944, p13
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2008 08:33 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Apr-2015 04:11 | Yukonjack | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2017 17:29 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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