Martin B-26 Marauder crash, Oct 19, 1943 (5 killed), Adri...
Martin B-26 Marauder accident on October 19, 1943 near Adriatic Sea, World with 5 fatalities. Cause: An engine failure during a maritime patrol flight...
- Date: October 19, 1943
- Aircraft: Martin B-26 Marauder
- Location: Adriatic Sea, World
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An engine failure during a maritime patrol flight led to the ditching.
Martin Marauder FK127 of 14 Squadron RAF ditched in the Adriatic on 19 October 1943 after an engine failure during a maritime patrol. Five crew were killed and were commemorated on the Malta Memorial.