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)