About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12109
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-8163
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 772nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-13
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Schützen am Gebirge
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°15'N, 16°20'E
- 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.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Charles W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Drake, Leon H. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Driver, Robert H. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| McDonald, Charles J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | MIA |
| McPadden, James T. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | MIA |
| Sanders, James E. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | MIA |
| Smith, Lester W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | MIA |
| Stricker, Robert L. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | MIA |
| Thiel, Ferdinand C. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | MIA |
| Whitman, Philip N. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 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-00795.html)