About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12083
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-6691
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 416th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-08
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Kollision
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Graz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Mitterlobming
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°07'N, 14°52'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- südlich Knittelfeld
- 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.
- 5-148: Besatzung wurde zum Bürgermeister gebracht und durchsucht.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blacker, Kenneth E. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Brown, Hulon A. | Cpl | Gunner 7 | EUS |
| Freeman, Dale R. | Cpl | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Huntsberger, James E. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Ling, John R. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Matthews, Phares P. | Cpl | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Nichols, Francis P. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Reid, John D. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Rowell, James E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Theobald, Howard G. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
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-00784.html)