Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Dec 9, 1943 (10 killed)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on December 9, 1943 near Bovingdon AFB Hertfordshire, United Kingdom with 10 fatalities.
- Date: December 9, 1943
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Bovingdon AFB Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Boeing B 17 of the USAAF weather flight took off from Bovingdon on a training flight and failed to climb clear after a long takeoff run. It struck trees at the end of the runway and crashed in Bourne Wood in a fire. All ten occupants were killed.