About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10218
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-8120
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 815th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-12-07
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Unbekannt
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Salzburg
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Fernsattel Untertauern
- 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.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avallone, Vincent J. | F/O | Navigator | Rtd |
| Bentley, Herbert M. | 2nd Lt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Cooper, Ernest E. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Freese, Roy L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| McMurrain, Hugh L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Sharbutt, Grover T. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Steel, James | Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Stone, Royden A.C. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Swan, Clarence C. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Turner, Calbert O. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | 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-00668.html)