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The aircraft involved was a 74-year-old Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, military serial number 44-83575 (variant B-17G-85-DL) with civilian registration N93012. [4] The aircraft was painted as a representation of a different B-17G, [ 5 ] Nine-O-Nine , with military serial number 42-31909 (variant B-17G-30-BO), which had been scrapped shortly after ...
Following the crash, both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) launched investigations into the accident. [4] On November 14, the NTSB announced that the wreckage of the P-63 had been moved to a "secure location", while the recovery of the B-17 wreckage was delayed by rain.
[97] [98] The B-17, of the 224th AAF Base Unit, out of Sioux City Army Air Base, Iowa, was part of a formation of bombers on a camera-gunnery mission, en route to Bruning AAF, which was flying in several elements. The fighter struck the wing man of the second element of the low formation. [99] Only four crew of ten aboard the B-17 managed to ...
A B-17 on display at the Arlington Municipal Airport in 2019. Bell P-63 Kingcobra The single-engine Bell P-63 Kingcobra was never used in combat by the United States, according to the National ...
According to a report from the War Department about the crash, Donini's B-17 was flying at an altitude of 24,000 feet over Germany when it collided with an escort fighter plane of the same squadron.
On July 9, 1946, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crashed into Mount Tom outside Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States. The crash and resulting explosion killed all 25 passengers and crew. [2] It was the deadliest aviation accident in New England until the crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 375 in 1960. [3]
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 .
Nine-O-Nine was a Boeing B-17G-30-BO Flying Fortress heavy bomber, of the 323d Bombardment Squadron, 91st Bombardment Group, that completed 140 combat missions during World War II, believed to be the Eighth Air Force record for most missions without loss to the crews that flew her.