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| Date: | Saturday 16 August 1947 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 43-39465 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | 60 mi SW of Hickam AFB, Oahu, HI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tokio |
| Honolulu |
Ditched due to fuel exhaustion. Three survivers picked up by destroyer Rowan. Airplane did not stop at the routine haltling place at Johnston Island for unknown reasons. One civil passenger (George Atcheson)
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
The Straits Times 19 August 1947, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2015 19:00 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Mar-2019 08:42 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Mar-2019 08:44 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 20-Aug-2020 16:24 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2023 02:32 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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