Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Mar 24, 1944 (2 killed)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on March 24, 1944 near Horn Island Queensland, Australia with 2 fatalities. Cause: The nose rose during the...
- Date: March 24, 1944
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Horn Island Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The nose rose during the approach at about 250 feet, causing a stall and a spin into a mangrove swamp.
B 17E 41-2497 was on final approach to Horn Island at about 250 feet when its nose rose, and it stalled and spun into a mangrove swamp with 17 aboard. Two men died of their wounds, and no official cause or investigation finding is recorded.