Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Jan 10, 1942, Shallufa...
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on January 10, 1942 near Shallufa AFB Suez, Egypt with no fatalities. Cause: An engine fire forced the crew to...
- Date: January 10, 1942
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Shallufa AFB Suez, Egypt
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An engine fire forced the crew to abandon the aircraft.
A Royal Air Force Boeing B 17 lost one engine to fire on a flight near Shallufa, Suez. All eight crew bailed out, and the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in an explosion. No casualties were recorded.