Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Sep 17, 1942 (1 killed)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on September 17, 1942 near Weipa Queensland, Australia with 1 fatality. Cause: The aircraft ran out of fuel after...
- Date: September 17, 1942
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Weipa Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft ran out of fuel after the crew got lost over Cape York.
The B 17E 41-2650 of the 19th Bomb Group ran out of fuel after getting lost on the return from a raid on Rabaul. The crew bailed out and the aircraft crashed near Weipa in Queensland. Eight crew were rescued and one was never found.