About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7261
- The type of the plane.
- B-17
- The plane ID.
- 42-97449
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 547th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-19
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Höllriegelskreuth
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Mils
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Höllriegelsreuth (D)
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 09:57
- Time of the crash.
- 11:30
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bodker, James M. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Brandon, George G. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Chandler, Henry W. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Evans, Joda D. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Gullekson, Cyrus C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Hostetler, Max M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Robinson, Warren R. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Steindan, Albert L. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Telford, Carlyle O. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
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-00456.html)