| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-100-VE: 44-85592 to 44-85691 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | - |
| Bomb Squadron: | - |
| Fate: | |
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History of
B-17 44-85624
Mid-air-collision with 44-85626 over Panama on 20/07/1946. All of the crew were killed.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 44-85624 Details
#44-85626 hit with its right wing the empennage of #44-85624
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This page was last updated on 09 October 2019
08. October 2019 access_time 22:34
“Mexico” is incorrect.
The B-17’s collided on July 20th 1946, both went down immediately and sunk in deep water near Coiba Island, Republic of Panama as per actual accident report. I don’t know what “re-ass 30/4/47; Recl Comp 6/10/47” refers to.
08. October 2019 access_time 23:53
“Mexico” as the crash site is incorrect. The two B-17’s collided on July 20th, 1946, both went down immediately and sunk in deep water near Coiba Island, Republic of Panama as per the actual accident report. My Uncle, Jule Steunenberg, died in the accident. All aboard the two B-17’s, twenty airmen total, perished with four bodies recovered, one being my uncle. I don’t know what “re-ass 30/4/47; Recl Comp 6/10/47” refers to.
09. October 2019 access_time 10:58
Hello John, thank you for the information.
My current information based on Dave Osborne’s, B-17 Fortress Master Log. I have updated the history of both B-17s