B-17E "Flying Fortress" - Honolulu, HI
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ODragon
N 21° 22.014 W 157° 47.574
4Q E 625150 N 2363234
A marker at a scenic overlook.
Waymark Code: WM6EM8
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 05/22/2009
Views: 27
From the marker:
Less than 300 yards from here, on April 5, 1942, ten Army Air Corps aviators perished in service to their country.
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They crashed their B-17E "Flying Fortress," Serial 41-2443, returning from a routing combat patrol mission around Hawaii searching for enemy forces. They crashed in foul weather and darkness on a bleak Easter Sunday evening that claimed two patrolling combat crews within 10 miles of each other.
This plaque placed by the Hawaii Aviation Preservation Society on the 65th Anniversary of the crash.
You are not forgotten....
Date of Crash: 04/05/1942
Aircraft Model: B-17E "Flying Fortress"
Military or Civilian: Military
Tail Number: 41-2443
Cause of Crash:
foul weather and darkness
Web Address for Related Web Sites: Not listed
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