About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 9949
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-31586
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 414th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-11-16
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- kein Absturz
- The place the bomber targeted.
- München
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Spittal an der Drau
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 46°40'N, 13°20'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Hermagor
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:20
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzales, Frank A. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Haddad, William G. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| McAuliffe, Frank X. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| McCurdy, William J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 0 |
| Nicosia, John P. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Svendson, Mile G. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Zynda, Arthur C. | Sgt | 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-00641.html)