About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
9212
The type of the plane.
B-24J
The plane ID.
44-41233
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
762nd Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-10-17
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak
The place the bomber targeted.
Wien
The place where the bomber crashed.
Wien
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
46°45'N, 16°10'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Slowenien
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.
Das Flugzeug erhielt einen Flak-Treffer im ersten Triebwerk und velor stetig an Höhe. Die Besatzung war bereits zwei Monate zuvor abgeschossen worden.

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Demel, Edgar M. 2nd Lt Bombardier 0
Fleitzer, Mark H. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot 0
Foster, George W. S/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Greenberger, Daniel 2nd Lt Navigator 0
Iler, Henry A. Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Koch, John L. S/Sgt Gunner 3 POW
Northcross, Samuel H. 2nd Lt Pilot 0
Prior, Dallas J. Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Provost, Raymond J. Cpl Gunner 7 Rtd
Siegfried, Leonard V. Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Solterman, Charles L. Cpl Gunner 5 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-00592.html)