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)