Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Aug 1, 1945 (13 killed)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on August 1, 1945 near Tyrrhenian Sea, World with 13 fatalities. Cause: An engine failure forced the ditching..
- Date: August 1, 1945
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Tyrrhenian Sea, World
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An engine failure forced the ditching.
A USAAF Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress ditched in the Tyrrhenian Sea on 1 August 1945 after an engine failed about an hour after leaving Pomigliano. The aircraft broke in two and sank, and 13 people were killed.