About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7001
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-6276
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 772nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-25
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Linz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Linz
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°20'N, 14°20'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- nördl. Linz
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:45
- Time of the crash.
- 12:00
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bast, Harold I. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Carroll, David T. | F/O | Pilot | KIA |
| Jahn, William F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rmc |
| Novak, Edward R. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Orlowski, Francis P. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Rodrock, Victor S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Shagets, Frank W. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Thomas, Phillip | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Vaughan, William R. | T/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Walton, Charles P. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 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-00411.html)