About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12702
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 43-38496
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 772nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-21
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Kollision
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wien
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°13'N, 16°22'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.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandi, John H. | 1st Lt | Pilot | EUS |
| Bloch, Gustave B. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Crow, James A. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
| Hamerl, Wendell S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Higgins, Thomas G. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Kochol, Carl | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
| Mathews, Frank M. | T/Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Nichols, Sterling J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Puglia, Anthony | Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Ward, Fred J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 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-00852.html)