About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10747
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-97575
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 775th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-12-27
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Linz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Feldkirchen bei Aschach
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°18'N, 14°17'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- östlich von Linz
- 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.
- Die B-17G erlitt über Linz direkt in den Treibstofftank in der Tragfläche einen Flaktreffer, der die Maschine schließlich zur Explosion brachte.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley, Hugh H. | T/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Demos, Charles L. | 1st Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Fackiener, Howard C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Marencovich, Robert V. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Paulson, Kenneth S. | Capt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Skinner, Roger D. | 1st Lt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Spettel, Herbert | 1st Lt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Thomas, Calvin P. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Winn, Chasteen G. | Maj | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Winters, Donald F. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | 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-00709.html)