Crash of a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress near Xingping: 12 killed

Date & Time: May 29, 1959
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
815
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Xingping
Shaanxi
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
Shot down by the pilot of a Chine MiG-17 and crashed south of Xingping, killing all 12 crew members.
Probable cause:
Shot down.

Crash of a Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress in Salvador

Date & Time: May 7, 1959
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
5404
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
8745
YOM:
1942
Location:
Salvador
Bahia
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
A failure with the undercarriage forced the crew to attempt an emergency landing while on approach to Salvador. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Boeing B-17G-DL Flying Fortress in USA

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1958
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Aero Service Corporation - USA
Registration:
N5845N
Flight Type:
Private
MSN:
8044
YOM:
1942
Location:
United States of America
All United States of America
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in the USA between August and December 1958. According to another source, the aircraft may have crash landed at Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia, on February 1st, 1959.

Crash of a Boeing B-17G-DL Flying Fortress in La Paz

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1958
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
CP-623
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
32391
YOM:
1944
Location:
La Paz-El Alto
La Paz
Country:
Bolivia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed while taking off from La Paz-El Alto Airport. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress in La Paz

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1955
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
CP-570
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
8296
YOM:
1944
Location:
La Paz
La Paz
Country:
Bolivia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on approach to La Paz-El Alto Airport. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress near Cochabamba: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1955
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
CP-597
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Cochabamba – La Paz
Location:
Cochabamba
Cochabamba
Country:
Bolivia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Cochabamba Airport, while climbing to an altitude of 9,000 feet, the airplane collided with a LAB C-49E registered CP-572. While the crew of the C-49 was able to perform an emergency landing at Trinidad Airport, the B-17 went out of control and crashed, killing all three crew members. The exact circumstances of the collision remains unclear.

Crash of a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress in Nevada: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 10, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Mark Hurd Mapping Company
Registration:
N5116N
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Desert
MSN:
8416
YOM:
1944
Location:
Nevada
Nevada
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the Nevada desert. Two crew members were killed while a third occupant was injured.
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