Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Mar 11, 1949 (5 killed)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress accident on March 11, 1949 near Yaoundé Centre, Cameroon with 5 fatalities. Cause: Possible loss of control after cargo...
- Date: March 11, 1949
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Location: Yaoundé Centre, Cameroon
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Possible loss of control after cargo shifted in turbulence (reported, not confirmed)
The IGN survey aircraft F-BEEB was flying from Douala toward Entebbe when it ran into severe turbulence near Yaounde. It went out of control, dived into an open field and all five crew were killed.