About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 4722
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-97655
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 414th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-05-10
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wiener Neustadt
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Eisenstadt
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°50'N, 16°16'N
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Wr. Neustadt
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:57
- Time of the crash.
- 10:00
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Roland D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Carter, Alvoy J. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| Flamingo, Rocco J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Hill, Homer T. | Maj | Co-Pilot | EUS |
| Kehberger, Elmer C. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Lasater, Haskell P. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| McCarthy, Joseph J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Rinck, Edward | 2nd Lt | Gunner 1 | DED |
| Smart, Jacob E. | Col | Pilot | EUS |
| Zohler, Edwin R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | DED |
How to cite
DAACDA – Downed Allied Air Crew Database Austria, edited by Nicole-Melanie Goll, Georg Hoffmann and Peter Andorfer, Vienna 2025 (https://daacda.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/a-00177.html)