About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12068
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-6682
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 429th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-07
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Veszprem
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Wien
- 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 Maschine wurde über dem Ziel von Flak getroffen, verlor zwei Triebwerke und rammte dabei fast das nebenher fliegende Flugzeug. Danach verlor die Maschine stetig an Höhe. der Pilot versuchte die sowjetischen Linien zu erreichen, musste aber bald das Signal "bail out" befehlen.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burgor, Lawrence W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Dougherty, Ellsworth L. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Gayle, Robert H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Gold, Dale E. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Kaszak, Louis D. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Matula, Albert H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| McCay, Andrew G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| McGuire, Andrew E. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Rickert, Wayne L. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Young, Duane J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 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-00772.html)