Accident Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 44-85692, Tuesday 1 July 1947
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Date:Tuesday 1 July 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 44-85692
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Location:10 mi SSW of Minden, LA -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Barksdale, LA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed. Others bailed out.

Sources:

AAIR
El Informador 4 July 1947, p3

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Sep-2016 19:03 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
26-Jun-2019 20:13 TB Updated [Total occupants, Source, ]

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