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Crash of a Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress near Bangkalan

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
41-2468
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2279
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the crew encountered unknown problems and attempted to make an emergency landing. With its gear retracted, the aircraft crash landed in a marshy field 25 km northeast of Bangkalan and was damaged beyond repair. All eight occupants were uninjured.