Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Dec 29, 1943 (10 killed)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on December 29, 1943 near Gander Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada with 10 fatalities.
- Date: December 29, 1943
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Gander Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
Boeing B 17G 42-97493 took off from Gander bound for RAF Valley, Wales, on 29 December 1943. It climbed steeply, its nose dropped during a left turn, and it crashed about 2 miles southwest of the airport and exploded, killing all ten crew.