Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Dec 16, 1943 (10 killed)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on December 16, 1943 near Texel North Holland, Netherlands with 10 fatalities. Cause: Mid air collision with...
- Date: December 16, 1943
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Texel North Holland, Netherlands
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Mid air collision with another B 17 after a Luftwaffe fighter attack.
A Boeing B 17 of the 96th Bomb Group returning from a raid on Bremen was lost over the North Sea about 10 km west of Texel. The bomber collided in mid air with another B 17 after a Luftwaffe fighter attack and crashed into the sea. All ten crew were killed.