Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Apr 6, 1945, Meltham W...
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on April 6, 1945 near Meltham West Yorkshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities.
- Date: April 6, 1945
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Meltham West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
B 17G 43-37667 of the 709th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, was on a test flight from Rattlesden to run in newly fitted engines. The crew became lost in cloud near the Pennines, descended and struck rising ground on Meltham Moor, sliding about a mile and a half, and all five crew were injured. No formal cause finding is recorded.