About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12474
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 43-38505
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 352nd 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.
- Linz
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°16'N, 14°23'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Linz
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:57
- Time of the crash.
- 13:00
- Comments.
- Während des Bombenwurfes auf Linz erhielt das Flugzeug einen Flak-Treffer in das vierte Triebwerk, das sofort explodierte. Das Flugzeug kippte nach unten. Die ersten Crewmitglieder konnten sich mittels Fallschirme aus der Maschine retten. Kurz darauf explodierte die Tragfläche und die Reste der Maschine stürzten in einer Trudelbewegung nach unten.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard, Albert S. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Bernstein, Robert | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Koch, William E. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Lowry, Dale | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | PDD |
| Reilly, James F. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | PDD |
| Riley, George H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | PDD |
| Schueller, Lucian J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | PDD |
| Stueve, Ralph H. | 1st Lt | Pilot | PDD |
| Tarini, John P. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Varns, William E. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
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-00835.html)