About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
6825
The type of the plane.
B-17G
The plane ID.
44-6187
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.
Wien Umgebung
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
48°09'N, 16°29'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Schwechat
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
10:41
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Beebehyser, Lynel E. Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd
Bellows, Harold R. Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Flanegin, Robert E. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Howard, Jack W. Capt Pilot Rtd
Humphreys, Billy D. Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Red, John T. Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Streich, Harvey E. 1st Lt Bombardier Rtd
Waldman, Wesley L. 2nd Lt Navigator Rtd
Wiatrak, Joseph S. Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Yoder, Raymond J. Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd

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-00376.html)