Crash of a Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress near Bangkalan
Date & Time:
Jan 25, 1942
Registration:
41-2468
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2279
YOM:
1941
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.