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| Date: | Monday 3 May 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-5215 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | 1 Mi N Mountain Home, ID -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Growen Field, ID |
| Growen Field, ID |
KCREX. Killed in Crash Due to Explosion. Aircraft exploded mid-flight, killing all on board
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/dblist.php?AcType=B17&page=2
http://web.archive.org/web/20160730153530/http://accident-report.com:80/Serials/1942c.htm http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1264&order=field_rank_value&sort=asc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2018 07:41 | jdillingham | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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