Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Nov 8, 1941, Libya
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on November 8, 1941 near Libya with no fatalities. Cause: The aircraft ran out of fuel on the return flight..
- Date: November 8, 1941
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Libya
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft ran out of fuel on the return flight.
A Royal Air Force Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress, AN529, ran out of fuel on the return from a bombing mission against shipping at Benghazi and was damaged beyond repair in a forced landing in the Libyan desert on 8 November 1941. All eight crew were unhurt.