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.

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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)