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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 ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Atlas Air Flight 3591 was a scheduled domestic cargo flight under the Amazon Air banner between Miami International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. On February 23, 2019, the Boeing 767-375ER (BCF) used for this flight crashed into Trinity Bay during approach into Houston, killing the two crew members and a single ...
Impact site. Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya. On 10 March 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft which operated the flight crashed near the town of Bishoftu six minutes after takeoff.
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.