About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10223
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-97652
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 20th 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.
- Zagreb
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Österreich
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- -
- Time of the crash.
- 07:30
- Comments.
- Die Besatzung befand sich mit zwei weiteren auf einer Pathfinder-Mission im Raum Salzburg. Die Maschine wurde beschädigt und konnte noch bis Jugoslawien fliegen, wo die gesamte Besatzung mittels Fallschirm absprang.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doty, John P. | 1st Lt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Draper, Robert D. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Madill, Frank C. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Miller, James F. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Miller, Morris H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Pederson, Isaac C. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Phillips, Gildo F.M. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Pope, Anthony J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Simerson, Hubert Y. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Stewart, Charles W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 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-00671.html)