Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Mar 14, 1942 (1 killed)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on March 14, 1942 near Daly Waters Northern Territory, Australia with 1 fatality. Cause: Failure of the No. 1 and...
- Date: March 14, 1942
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Daly Waters Northern Territory, Australia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Failure of the No. 1 and No. 2 engines during the landing attempt.
A Boeing B 17D of the 19th Bomb Group, serial 40-3079, crashed at Daly Waters in the Northern Territory on 14 March 1942 while attempting to land. The failure of the Nos 1 and 2 engines on the same side prevented a safe landing. Sgt Collen W. Long was killed and four other crew were injured, and the bomber was completely destroyed.