Accident Boeing B-17B Flying Fortress 38-214,
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Date:Monday 6 April 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: 38-214
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:14 mi SE of Davis-Monthan Field, AZ -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Davis-Monthan Field, AZ
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Caught fire and crashed. Two crew members parachuted to safety.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://www.tucsonfirefoundation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Plane-Crashes-Start-to-1959.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Dec-2021 18:14 Cobar Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
29-Dec-2021 18:14 Cobar Updated [Departure airport]

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