Incident Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress 41-9038,
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Date:Wednesday 6 January 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 41-9038
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Galapagos AB -   Ecuador
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
6 JANUARY 1943 – 44th BS – B-17 #41-9038

This plane was destroyed in a collision with Bell P-39D Air Cobra 41-7096 while taxiing at Seymour Island Field, Baltra, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp

Revision history:

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