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| Date: | Sunday 8 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF 9th BS 7th BG |
| Registration: | 41-2456 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Flores Sea -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Singosari Airfield, Java |
| Kendari Airdrome |
US Army Air Corps 9th Bombardment Squadron 7th Bombardment Group Boeing B-17E Fortress 41-2456 on 8 February 1942 one of nine B-17s that took off at Singosari Airfield on Java. [MACR 16154] The formation was led by B-17E 41-2456 piloted by Captain "Duke" Dufrane. While en route to the target Kendari Airdrome, the formation of B-17s was intercepted by a dozen A6M2 Zeros making head-on attacks. Lost were B-17E 41-2492 and B-17E 41-2456 crashing into the Flores Sea.
Sources:
https://hotvetsmem.com/ww2cas/ww2coleman/hotww2hrbiocoleman.html#WWB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2024 05:42 | drayjones | Added |
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