About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12128
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 43-38503
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 817th 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.
- Schwechat
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Ort unbekannt
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ungarn
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:48
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Sowjetische Linien
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borders, Lynn M. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Dunn, Jack R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Koenigs, Raymond J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Marks, Everest L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| McQuiston, Lawrence A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Myers, Hubert A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| O'Connell, Patrick A. | F/O | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Polites, John J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Risher, Frank M. | 2nd Lt | Co-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-00803.html)