About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12468
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 43-38488
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 773rd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-25
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Linz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Tettnang
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°35'N, 12°25'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Kuftstein östlich
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bender, Ralph W. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
| Bissonette, Donald U. | 1st Lt | Pilot | EUS |
| Bister, William C. | 1st Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Crowley, Richard F. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Johnson, Reuben F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| Kaut, Philip K. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Phillips, Israel R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Quinn, Furman | Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Sneddon, John T. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Strong, Leonard A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
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-00830.html)