About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10892
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-8231
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 775th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-12-12
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Blechhammer
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Szolnok
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°10'N, 20°08'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ungarn
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:05
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Sowjetische Linien
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bemus, Donald E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Edwards, Opie G. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Gillman, Edwin | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Irvin, Jack E. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Johnson, John E. | 2nd Lt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| McAllister, Harley J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Richardson, Cary D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Simmons, Frederic R. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Viggiano, Frederick | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Wheeless, Chester A. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 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-00715.html)