ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 97791
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| Date: | Saturday 15 September 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-1-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-24380 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Fernando Isle -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dakar |
| Brasil |
Ditched about 500 miles off brasilian coast. 14 survivers salvaged by brasilian destroyer Greehalgh.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Jornal do Brasil 19 September 1945, p5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Nov-2019 20:54 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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