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| Date: | Monday 21 June 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 550th Bomb Sqn /385th Bomb Gp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30254 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | RAF Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Gander, Newfoundland |
| RAF Prestwick, South Ayrshire |
US Army Air Forces 550th Bombardment Squadron 385th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress 42-30254 daparting Gander Airport, Newfoundland on 20 June 1943 on a ferrying mission to a new station in England with a full crew of ten airmen. [MACR 3] Before reaching the transatlantic destination of Prestwick Airfield, Scotland the B-17 reported at 0904 saying "approaching field," but no further communications. The B-17 disappeared without any distress call. The crew was statused as missing until the search was abondoned 25 June 1943 and the plane was declared lost at sea on 21 June 1943.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://hotvetsmem.com/ww2cas/ww2eastland/hotww2hrbioeastland.html#FGM
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2024 14:31 | drayjones | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2024 21:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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