Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Aug 3, 1944 (10 killed)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on August 3, 1944 near Gander Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada with 10 fatalities.
- Date: August 3, 1944
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Gander Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A United States Army Air Forces Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress (44-6344) bound for the Azores crashed on takeoff from Gander Airport, Newfoundland, on 3 August 1944. After climbing steeply in light rain, the left wing dropped and the aircraft crashed. All ten occupants were killed.