Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Jul 16, 1944, Évian-le...
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on July 16, 1944 near Évian-les-Bains Haute-Savoie, France with no fatalities. Cause: The bomber was hit by anti...
- Date: July 16, 1944
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Évian-les-Bains Haute-Savoie, France
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The bomber was hit by anti aircraft fire, smoke filled the cockpit and an engine failed.
A B 17 named Denny Boy took off from RAF Thurleigh on the night of 15 and 16 July 1944 to bomb the BMW factories in Munich. Hit by anti aircraft fire, it made an emergency landing at Feternes near Evian-les-Bains, a few miles from the Swiss border, and the crew survived.