Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Nov 1, 1942 (8 killed)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on November 1, 1942 near Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea with 8 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft likely...
- Date: November 1, 1942
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft likely descended below the weather in the dark and struck a ridge.
A USAAF Boeing B 17E of the 19th Bomb Group left Port Moresby to attack Japanese shipping at Tonolei Harbor, Bougainville. It was lost in bad weather on a night mission, and all eight crew were killed.