TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Failure analysis of a fuel tank on a boeing B-17G "Flying Fortress" airplane
JO  - Journal of failure analysis and prevention
A1  - Budinski, M. K.
A1  - McAtee, N. B.
SP  - 1327
EP  - 1338
VL  - 18
IS  - 6
N2  - An historic Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress airplane experienced an in-flight fire and emergency landing. The cause of the fire was a due to a fuel leak in the left wing associated with the failure of a repair in the fuel tank. This paper reviews the nature of the fuel tank repair and the cause of the fuel leak.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1547-7029
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11668-018-0553-y
ID  - ref1
ER  -