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Some wreckage remains at the site. [17] 3 June 1943 B-17F-55-DL, 42-3399, "Scharazad", [37] of the Plummer Provisional Group, 318th Bomb Squadron, [35] flying to Grand Island, Nebraska, from Pendleton Army Air Base in Oregon crashes on Bomber Mountain in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming. 10 crew members were killed. Wreckage finally discovered ...
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 ...
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 .
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.
Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (6 P) Pages in category "Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total.
B-17 Flying Fortress The four-engine B-17 was developed by Boeing in the 1930s and dropped more bombs than any other American aircraft during World War II , according to the Delaware Division of ...
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.
The memorial plaque at the crash site, seen in similar weather to that prevailing at the time of the accident. A memorial plaque was placed at the crash site in June 1995 by the Maughold Commissioners and the Manx Aviation Preservation Society. [2] [3] The American flag was flown at the memorial on the 69th anniversary of the accident. [4]