Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Aug 4, 1942 (9 killed)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on August 4, 1942 near Tulagi, Solomon Islands with 9 fatalities.
- Date: August 4, 1942
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Tulagi, Solomon Islands
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
Boeing B 17E 41-9218 of the 11th Bomb Group was lost during a bombing raid on Tulagi on 4 August 1942. The aircraft was shot down over the target by Japanese fighters and crashed, and all nine crew members died.