Accident Boeing B-17F-60-BO Fortress 42-29608,
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Date:Monday 31 January 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-17F-60-BO Fortress
Owner/operator:2nd BGp /96th BSqn USAAF
Registration: 42-29608
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:In the sea off Rovigno ( Now Croatia) -   Italy
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hit by flak over Udine and crashed in the sea off Rovigno

Sources:

http://www.chippewavalleyww2.org/Veterans/K/Ko/KolstadRobertF/MissionNo138.htm
My sources

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Jan-2016 11:27 Anon. Added
26-Jun-2017 14:39 j155 Updated [Aircraft type]
26-Jun-2017 14:40 j155 Updated [Location]
04-Feb-2020 12:18 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]
04-Apr-2020 10:24 Reno Raines Updated [Operator, Operator]

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