Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Jun 11, 1943, Atlantic...
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on June 11, 1943 near Atlantic Ocean, World with no fatalities. Cause: Hit by gunfire during an attack on a...
- Date: June 11, 1943
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Atlantic Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Hit by gunfire during an attack on a submarine.
An RAF Boeing B 17 (FA704) on a mission to attack the German submarine U 417 in the North Atlantic was hit by gunfire and ditched about 200 km northwest of the Faroe Islands on 11 June 1943. The aircraft sank and all eight crew were rescued.