ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238315
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 August 1943 |
| Time: | 12:48 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-85-BO Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30080 |
| MSN: | EP-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dübendorf -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Thorpe Abbotts |
| Northern Africa |
Shot down by German flak. The pilot managed to crash-land the aircraft in Switzerland. All crew-members survived. It was the first B-17 crash in Switzerland. The aircraft was later scrapped in Switzerland.
Sources:
https://warbird.ch/wb-events/erste-b-17-landungen-in-der-schweiz-2/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2020 12:58 | Alpine Flight | Added |
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