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)