About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
8622
The type of the plane.
B-17G
The plane ID.
44-6180
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
32nd Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-09-12
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak
The place the bomber targeted.
Lechfeld (Lech)
The place where the bomber crashed.
Karwendelhaus
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
47°25'N, 11°25'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
nördlich Innsbruck
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Adler, Norman R. Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Allen, Spotswood 2nd Lt Pilot Rtd
Bolch, Don H. Sgt Bombardier Rtd
Cabrera, Benjamin O. S/Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Egyedi, Joe Sgt Gunner 5 0
Head, Donald C. S/Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Lazenby, John O. S/Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Moore, Clyde J. S/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Randall, George F. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
White, Howard J. 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-00537.html)