About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12110
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-6653
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 419th 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.
- Orth an der Donau
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°11'N, 16°18'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.
- Andere Bomberbesatzungen sahen wie die Maschine zu brennen begann, sich einige Fallschirme aus dem Flugzeug lösten, ehe diese in einen spiralförmigen Sturzflug überging und aus der Sicht der anderen Crews verschwand.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glesener, Cletus E. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Lauffer, Edward L. | 1st Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Lee, Brooks | Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Liacos, Athas D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| McCreary, James H. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Pilcher, Zenas H. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Terry, Stanley I. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Thomas, John A. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | 0 |
| Woltje, Charles E. | Sgt | Gunner 7 | 0 |
| Ziegler, Walter B. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | 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-00796.html)