About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10893
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-8161
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 353rd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-12-18
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Odertal
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Bihac
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°50'N, 17°25'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Cz
- 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.
- Etliche Crewmitglieder gerieten in Händer der Partisanen und kehrten zurück.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlesworth, Edmund T. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Chester, Calvin W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Griffith, Robert L. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtc |
| Hoffman, Paul D. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Keiser, Ted R. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Martin, James H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Riley, Woodrow H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Schwartz, Stanley | F/O | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Spaltro, Mario M. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Wheeler, Richard K. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 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-00716.html)