ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 97818
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| Date: | Saturday 25 December 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-37869 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Okehampton -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dunkerswell |
| Dunkerswell |
Crashed on Dartmoor while returning to Dunkerswell Airfield from operations against enemy shipping in the Bay Of Biscay.
Probable cause of crash navigational error and low cloud. The aircraft hit the side of rising ground on the west side of Dartmoor.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Dartmoor Aircrashes by Robert Jones. Published 2015.
Photos taken on site by Neil Oxenbury in August 2023.
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2024 12:31 | Neil | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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