ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141672
Last updated: 20 May 2013
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| Date: | 07-DEC-1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 40-2074 |
| C/n / msn: | 2075 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Wheeler Field, HI (Pearl Harbour raid) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Wheeler Field, HI |
Destroyed in Japanese air raid.
Hit by Japanese gunfire while attempting to land at Wheeler Field, setting its
magnesium flare box on fire. Fuselage buckled on landing, splitting the
plane in two.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2012 12:58 | Uli Elch | Added |
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