About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12145
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-102706
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 817th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-16
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Bomben anderer Flugzeuge
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Hall in Tirol
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Hall in Tirol
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°17'N, 11°30'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Hall in Tirol
- 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.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chenoweth, Robert C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Cox, Walter F. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Dye, John T. | F/O | Navigator | DED |
| Heckler, Jonathan G. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| O'Dwyer, Roger J. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Pedersen, Clyde R. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Short, Jay E. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | DED |
| Solowitz, Max | 1st Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Tillish, George C. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
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-00811.html)