Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Jun 22, 1941 (8 killed)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on June 22, 1941 near Catterick Bridge North Yorkshire, United Kingdom with 8 fatalities. Cause: Ice and hail...
- Date: June 22, 1941
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Catterick Bridge North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Ice and hail after entering a cumulonimbus cloud led to loss of control and structural failure.
Fortress I AN522 of No 90 Squadron RAF entered a cumulonimbus cloud at 33,000 feet during a training flight on 22 June 1941. It iced up, hail entered the open gunports, control was lost, and the aircraft broke in two. One crew member bailed out and survived.