About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 8619
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-6412
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 817th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-09-13
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Unbekannt
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Blechhammer
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Polen
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°23'N, 17°42'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.
- 13:30
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Polnischer Untergrund
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry, William N. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Beam, Harold E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| Hansler, Richard L. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Kroschewsky, Gus J. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Nance, Philip M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Robson, Everette J. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Sternbeck, Gordon W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Stock, Harold R. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Suhling, Aloys C. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| vanOostrom, Albert W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 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-00534.html)