About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12075
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-6551
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 419th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-07
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Unbekannt
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Lobau
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wien
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°36'N, 16°30'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Mistelbach nördlich
- 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 erhielt einen direkten Treffer in den linken Flügel. Der Pilot gab das Zeichen zum Absprung.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvira, Rudolph | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Dacrema, John L. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
| Fischer, George A. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rmc |
| Fish, Howard M. | 1st Lt | Navigator | Rmc |
| Ford, John E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rmc |
| Gray, Joe G. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rmc |
| Griffin, Richard E. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Lilien, Frank | Sgt | Gunner 8 | EUS |
| Manda, William J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | EUS |
| Maynor, James H. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| Rogers, William R. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
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-00777.html)