Tokyo – Honolulu – Los Angeles – Washington DC

On August 16, 1947 at 12:00 AM, Tokyo – Honolulu – Los Angeles – Washington DC experienced a crash involving Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Pacific Ocean All World.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 10 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 23.1%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While approaching the Hawaiian coast of Oahu Island on a flight from Tokyo, the crew encountered a fuel exhaustion and was forced to ditch the aircraft about 60 miles west of Hickam Field where it should land. Ten people were rescued while three others were killed, among them George Acheson, personal advisor of General McArthur and President of the Allied Council in Japan.

Aircraft reference details include registration 43-39465, MSN 10443.