Accident Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress 42-5215,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 97448
 
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Date:Monday 3 May 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 42-5215
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1 Mi N Mountain Home, ID -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Growen Field, ID
Destination airport:Growen Field, ID
Narrative:
KCREX. Killed in Crash Due to Explosion. Aircraft exploded mid-flight, killing all on board

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/dblist.php?AcType=B17&page=2
http://web.archive.org/web/20160730153530/http://accident-report.com:80/Serials/1942c.htm http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1264&order=field_rank_value&sort=asc

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Feb-2018 07:41 jdillingham Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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