ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175965
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| Date: | Sunday 17 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 9204 |
| MSN: | 8305 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Unknown |
| RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario |
A 168 (HT) Squadron, B-17F 9204, had just landed at RCAF Station Rockcliffe from a trans-Atlantic mail run. As the aircraft was taxing to the ramp, the undercarriage collapsed, or was accidentally raised. None of the crew were injured, but the aircraft was substantially damaged and was written off. SOC 11-Oct-44
Sources:
Canada’s Wings 2; The Liberator and Fortress: Carl Vincent, ISBN 0-920002-01-3: page 135
Joe Baugher: USAAF B-17F-50-DL, 42-3369; RCAF 9204
http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/469/Letters-From-Home-The-B-17-in-the-RCAF.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2015 08:08 | Yukonjack | Added |
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