Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Apr 12, 1943 (11 killed)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on April 12, 1943 near Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea with 11 fatalities. Cause: A tyre...
- Date: April 12, 1943
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A tyre and rim separated from a main landing gear leg during takeoff, which probably punctured the hydraulic system.
A B 17E of the 43rd Bomb Group crashed on takeoff from 7 Mile Drome at Port Moresby while bound for a bombing raid on Rabaul. A tyre and rim separated from a main landing gear leg, and the aircraft cleared the runway, caught fire and exploded when its three 500 lb bombs detonated. All eleven crew were killed.