Incident Boeing B-17B Flying Fortress 38-264,
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Date:Wednesday 18 March 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-17B Flying Fortress
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 38-264
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Guatemala City, GUA -   Guatemala
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Guatemala City Airfield.
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Take off accident due to engine failure of 2 engines.
None of the crew were injured in the crash.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-17/38-264.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Dec-2013 12:50 gerard57 Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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