Eglin - Eglin

On August 25, 1952 at 12:00 AM, Eglin - Eglin experienced a crash involving Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Eglin AFB (Valparaiso) Florida.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. Mistakenly shot down by the pilot of a USAF North American F-86D Sabre registered 50-469 while performing a local training flight. Crashed in a prairie, killing four crew members and injuring four others.

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-83680, MSN 32321, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 30.4614°, -86.5468°.