Crash of a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress near Xingping: 12 killed
Date & Time:
May 29, 1959
Operator:
Registration:
815
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
Shot down by the pilot of a Chine MiG-17 and crashed south of Xingping, killing all 12 crew members.
Probable cause:
Shot down.
