About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12470
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-97640
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 419th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-23
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Amstetten
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Güssing
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°30'N, 15°25'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Kindberg
- 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.
- Besatzung kam bei Papa zu Boden (Ungarn)
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion, Robert V. | M/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Douglas, Lloyd J. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Glonts, John E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| Goerss, Kenneth P. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Herrlein, Charles M. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Kessler, Bernard H. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Moritz, Ray R. | 2nd Lt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Pollack, Harry | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Ware, James E. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Zumpe, Walter T. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 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-00831.html)