Elmendorf – Fort Wainwright

On September 10, 1951 at 12:00 AM, Elmendorf – Fort Wainwright experienced a crash involving Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Talkeetna Alaska.

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

7 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 14.3%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Crashed in unknown circumstances ten miles northwest of Talkeetna while on a flight from Elmendorf AFB to Fort Wainwright (Ladd Army Airfield) in Fairbanks. A crew member was killed while six others were injured. The wreckage was removed by Champaign Aviation Museum in July 2011 for use on 44-85813 restoration.

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-85505, MSN 8414, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 62.2676°, -150.0295°.