Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Jul 19, 1944 (9 killed)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on July 19, 1944 near Murnau Bavaria, Germany with 9 fatalities. Cause: A mid air collision with another B 17...
- Date: July 19, 1944
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Murnau Bavaria, Germany
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A mid air collision with another B 17 during the formation flight.
The United States Army Air Forces B 17G Flying Fortress 42-31542 Bunky was on a bombing mission to the Lechfeld airbase when it collided in mid air with another B 17. It went out of control and crashed near Murnau, Bavaria, on 19 July 1944, and all nine crew were killed.