Date & Time:
May 14, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
42-3115
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
8051
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
10
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
While overflying The Netherlands, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Kats, killing all 10 crew members.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
