Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Aug 26, 1942, Mareeba...
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on August 26, 1942 near Mareeba Queensland, Australia with no fatalities. Cause: Enemy fire had damaged the brakes...
- Date: August 26, 1942
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Mareeba Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Enemy fire had damaged the brakes and flaps, and the right main gear collapsed on touchdown.
The USAAF B 17 Flying Fortress 41-2621 returned from a raid on Milne Bay, where enemy fire had damaged its brakes and flaps. On landing at Mareeba the right main gear collapsed, the aircraft veered off the runway into a tree and it was damaged beyond repair. All three crew were injured.