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)