Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Oct 29, 1942, Cooktown...
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on October 29, 1942 near Cooktown Queensland, Australia with no fatalities. Cause: The crew became lost after...
- Date: October 29, 1942
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Cooktown Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew became lost after failing to find its target, and the aircraft ran low on fuel.
A USAAF Boeing B 17E returning from a raid on Tonolei Harbor ditched on the Great Barrier Reef about 20 miles off Cape York near Cooktown. All crew survived and were rescued.