About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12491
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-8253
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 773rd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-15
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Bomben anderer Flugzeuge
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wien
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°12'N, 16°21'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Wien
- 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.
- Die B-17G wurde von den Bomben eines darüber fliegenden Bomberverbandes getroffen. Eine Bombe explodierte dabei und das Flugzeug ging sofort in Flammen auf.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer, Lawrence W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rmc |
| Fowler, James A. | 1st Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Gabor, Demetrius | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| MacDonnell, Andrew J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Quale, Douglas J. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Rickson, Clarence A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Rohrs, Kenneth V. | 1st Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Stauffeneger, Carl R. | 2nd Lt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Wendzel, Alfred L. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Winalski, Robert H. | Capt | 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-00840.html)