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| Date: | Sunday 1 February 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Service Corporation |
| Registration: | N5845N |
| MSN: | 8044 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | Jeddah -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
It is believed but not verified that the aircraft made a go around on short final to Jiddah Airport in Saudi Arabia to avoid a ground collision with another aircraft sometime in February of 1959. The following approach the pilot failed to lower the landing gear.
Sources:
Former employee
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Jan-2014 07:38 | sillohed | Updated [Date, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Apr-2016 16:40 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Source, Damage, ] |
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