About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 9900
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-97568
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 815th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-11-15
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Linz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Zeltweg
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- 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 kehrte von einer Einzel-Pathfinder-Mission nicht zurück.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Edgar L. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Bojke, Clement J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Brick, William J. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Cadwell, Forest G. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Davis, Earl L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Eder, Bernard B. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Hamiel, Jesse E. | 1st Lt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| McCormick, Richard A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Noll, Anthony F. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Riordan, John E. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 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-00630.html)