ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 97865
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| Date: | Monday 21 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-37963 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Reedham Marshes -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Great Ashfield, Suffolk |
| Great Ashfield, Suffolk |
Mid-air collision with B-17, 42-31370. A total of 21 crew members died in the crash. The planes collided on a return flight after completing a bombing mission.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/24102950.reedham-war-memorial-remember-tragic-1944-bomber-crash/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2024 09:06 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2024 09:07 | gerard57 | Updated [Destination airport] |
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