About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12063
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-6678
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 429th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-05
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Regensburg
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Brand/Bludenz
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 46°40'N, 12°30'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Karnische Alpen
- 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.
- Das Flugzeug landeten bei Brand (nahe Schweizer Grenze). Die Besatzung wurde von Soldaten einer Winterkampfschule festgenommen.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishback, Donald M. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Fredrickson, Christian L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Hoffman, Kenneth L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Lannigan, Arden O. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Machovec, Glenn W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Olinik, John P. | S/Sgt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Porter, Maurice D. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Skoba, John E. | F/O | Navigator | KIA |
| Smith, Charles E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Wartman, Franklin T. | 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-00770.html)