About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12492
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-6770
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 774th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-07
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Keszthely
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 46°40'N, 17°00'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Jugoslawien
- 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.
- Notlandung
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookhart, William G. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Erkkila, Reino E. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Fisher, William R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Grant, Elton C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Markelionis, Joseph J. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Mattison, Hobart D. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Phillips, James C. | 1st Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Rasmussen, Stuart E. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Smith, William J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Tucker, Donald R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 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-00841.html)