Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Apr 1, 1948, Lajes Azo...
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on April 1, 1948 near Lajes Azores Islands, Portugal with no fatalities.
- Date: April 1, 1948
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Lajes Azores Islands, Portugal
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress overran the runway after touchdown at Lajes in the Azores on 1 April 1948 and collided with a rocky wall. There were no casualties, but the aircraft was written off.