About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
9319
The type of the plane.
B-17G
The plane ID.
42-102841
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
840th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-10-23
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak
The place the bomber targeted.
Plzeň
The place where the bomber crashed.
Sölden / Ötztal
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
49°30'N, 12°35'N
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Deutschland
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.
Die Maschine wurde von Flakgeschossen an den Triebwerken getroffen. Diese scherte in der Folge aus dem Verband aus und stürzte im Ötztal ab. Die gesamte Besatzung konnte sich per Fallschirmsprung retten.

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Dallman, Howard M. 1st Lt Pilot Rtd
Deede, Gerald D. Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Eddison, William B. S/Sgt Gunner 7 Rtd
Fleshman, Robert G. Pvt Gunner 6 Rtd
Hebert, Wilfrid E. Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Lillie, Glenn A. Cpl Gunner 5 Rtd
Morey, David M. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot 0
Poole, Jessie E. S/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Sandman, Charles W. F/O Navigator Rtd
Walker, Erskine L. Cpl Gunner 4 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-00601.html)