About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 9862
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-6338
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 414th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-11-11
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Salzburg
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Ort unbekannt
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 40°20'N, 13°30'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Italien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:55
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Absturzort im Gebirge in Kommentarfeld
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bills, Bradie B. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | DED |
| Blazevich, Donat J. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | DED |
| Dolton, Dale V. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | DED |
| Ericson, Robert H. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Faith, William D. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | DED |
| Fryer, George W. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
| Housley, James D. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
| Metcalf, Edwin L. | Sgt | Gunner 7 | DED |
| Rosenfield, Norman P. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Villarreal, Emilie | Sgt | Gunner 3 | DED |
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-00623.html)