Accident Boeing TB-17G Flying Fortress 44-83300,
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Date:Thursday 22 May 1947
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic B17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing TB-17G Flying Fortress
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 44-83300
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 15
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Alamicamba -   Nicaragua
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Howard Field, CZ
Destination airport:Kelly Field, TX (07:30)
Narrative:
Disappeared. Last contact 00:10. Found crashed next morning in Nicaragua.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Noticias de hoy 23 May 1947, p6/24 May 1947, p6

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Aug-2018 19:42 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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