Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Sep 8, 1941 (7 killed)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on September 8, 1941 near Bygland Aust-Agder, Norway with 7 fatalities. Cause: The bomber was shot down by German...
- Date: September 8, 1941
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Bygland Aust-Agder, Norway
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The bomber was shot down by German Bf 109 fighters.
A Royal Air Force Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress, AN525, was shot down by two Bf 109 fighters while heading to attack German shipping in Oslo harbor. It crashed in mountains near Bygland, Norway, on 8 September 1941, and all seven crew were killed.