Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Sep 8, 1942 (9 killed)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on September 8, 1942 near Rendova Island, Solomon Islands with 9 fatalities. Cause: The bomber was hit by...
- Date: September 8, 1942
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Rendova Island, Solomon Islands
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The bomber was hit by defensive gunfire from the Japanese flying boat it had engaged and exploded.
The B 17E 41-9071 of the 42nd Bombardment Squadron, 11th Bomb Group, was on a maritime patrol over the Solomon Sea from New Caledonia. It engaged a Japanese flying boat near Rendova Island, was hit by defensive fire and exploded. All nine crew were killed.