About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12077
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-32100
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 419th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-01
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Moosbierbaum
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Sand bei Balaton
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°01'N, 15°59'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Altenmarkt an der Triesting
- 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.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottorff, Harry E. | Sgt | Gunner 7 | Rtd |
| Burchett, Edwin P. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Connolly, Joseph P. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Gehlhausen, Walter G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Leonetti, Edward A. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Miller, Edwin B. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Owens, Elery W. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Ulrey, Norman W. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Welsh, Robert D. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Zabrowski, Anthony J. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
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-00779.html)