Test crash of a Boeing B-17 airplane in Florida (1947)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit An aircraft crash safety test is performed on a B-17 (Flying Fortress), pilot lands the plane in the ocean and the aeroplane floats Full Description: USA: Florida: EXT Crashes - Aeroplane American makes deliberate crash off Florida in sea to get data on forced landings RADIO Plane makes controlled radio crash-landing in sea off Florida Aviation; Disasters and Accidents air views, aerials, bomber, United States Army Air Corps, USAAC, postwar, Background: An aircraft crash safety test is performed on a B-17 (Flying Fortress), pilot lands the plane in the ocean and the aeroplane floats FILM ID: VLVA9O5RJGY4FGZMB4GHMGPPOMDLO To license this film, visit Archive: Reuters Archive managed by: British Pathé