About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6686
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-6258
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 341st Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-16
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Bjelovar
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°08'N, 15°28'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ungarn
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:38
- Time of the crash.
- 11:30
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burns, James A.H. | Cpl | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Cahill, Robert L. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Fetty, Randall L. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Freeman, Robert D. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | MIA |
| Hefti, John A. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Hoey, Reid A. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Meeler, Byrle L. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | MIA |
| Monteleone, Joseph J. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| Montry, Edwin A. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Rowles, Sheldon S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | MIA |
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-00357.html)