1944 Örnahusen B-17 Flying Fortress crash

The 1944 Örnahusen Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash occurred on 24 May 1944, when a U.S. Army Air Forces B-17 Flying Fortress bomber of the 91st Bombardment Group was hit after a bombing mission over Germany during World War II. Flying to Sweden, it crashed into the Baltic Sea off the coast of Örnahusen, Sweden. The crash site has become a small historical landmark, including a memorial.