Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, May 21, 1943 (8 killed)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on May 21, 1943 near Rabaul East New Britain, Papua New Guinea with 8 fatalities.
- Date: May 21, 1943
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Rabaul East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
A B 17E of the 43rd Bomb Group was lost on 21 May 1943 after being hit during a night attack on Vunakanau Airfield near Rabaul, and it came down in the sea. Eight occupants were killed, two captured crew were executed later, and one crew member escaped and was rescued in February 1944.