ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141672
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| Date: | Sunday 7 December 1941 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 40-2074 |
| MSN: | 2075 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wheeler Field, Oahu, HI (Oahu attack) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Wheeler Field, HI |
Destroyed in Japanese air raid.
Hit by Japanese gunfire while attempting to land at Wheeler Field, setting its
magnesium flare box on fire. Fuselage buckled on landing, splitting the
plane in two.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2012 12:58 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 25-Nov-2021 13:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2023 04:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Narrative]] |
| 12-Jun-2023 03:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [[[Time, Narrative]]] |
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