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| Date: | Friday 7 August 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-9224 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | near Koumac -
 New Caledonia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Koumac airfiedl |
The plane crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff under unknown circumstances. All 9 occupants died in the crash.
The nickname of the plane was "Kai-O-Keleiwa".
The wreckage of the plane was located in the year 2000 by a fisherman.
Parts of the plane were retrieved in the year 2007 and are now in the Maritime Museum in Noumea.
Sources:
https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-17/41-9224.html
https://www.plongeur.com/b-17-epave-nouvellecaledonie
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2017 13:40 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Dec-2017 13:47 | gerard57 | Updated [Date, ] |
| 17-Mar-2022 19:39 | PolandMoment | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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