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1. On October 2, 2019, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress privately owned by the Collings Foundation crashed at Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States. Seven of the thirteen people on board were killed, and the other six, as well as one person on the ground, were injured. The aircraft was destroyed by fire, with ...
On November 12, 2022, two World War II –era aircraft, a B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra, collided mid-air and crashed during the Wings Over Dallas air show at Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas, Texas, United States. [ 1 ] The air show, which coincided with Veterans Day commemorations, was organized by the Commemorative Air Force.
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engine heavy bomber used by the United States Army Air Forces and other Allied air forces during World War II. Forty-five planes survive in complete form, [1][a] including 38 in the United States with many preserved in museum displays. The number of operational B-17s has dwindled over time ...
Boeing built 6,981 B-17s; another 5,745 were built by Douglas and Lockheed under a collaborative effort, according to Boeing. A B-17 with 13 people aboard crashed at a 2019 air show in Connecticut ...
17 August 1944. B-17G-60-BO 42-37863 crashed nine miles northeast of Pierre, South Dakota, six miles north of the Pierre army air base, at 10:30 pm. Six crew were killed, and three parachuted to safety, members of the 225 Base Unit Combat Training Squadron, Pierre Army Base, South Dakota.
Pages in category "Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress". The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.
BBC 10th anniversary page about the crash; BBC 'On This Day' page about the crash; Pre-crash and crash pictures of the aircraft from Airliners.net; Field, James (8 January 2019). "Op-Ed: Learning From The Kegworth Air Disaster, 30 Years On". Airways International. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019
We also have learned that the flight was delayed 40 minutes due to trouble getting one of the engines started. The pilot was also a mechanic. He got out and inspected the engine. He had 7,300 hours of B-17 flight experience and was the most experienced B-17 pilot on the country (and probably the world). The co-pilot was a retired 747 captain.