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| Date: | Thursday 13 May 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-29752 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | off Blakeney -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire |
| St Omer, France |
The plane was ditched into the sea on May 13, 1943, after its right waist gun fired out of control.
One crew member died in the crash.
Sources:
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/blakeney-flying-fortress-survivor-in-second-north-sea-drama-two-months-later-1-4394819
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2016 08:47 | gerard57 | Added |
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