About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12903
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-6351
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 352nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-03-04
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Bruck/Mur
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Gratkorn
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°46'N, 15°03'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Göstling
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:27
- Time of the crash.
- 13:30
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrose, Oscar M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | MIA |
| Bedzyk, William J. | 1st Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Bennett, Charles W. | T/Sgt | Gunner 4 | MIA |
| Black, Russell C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| Gower, Reber H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rmc |
| Kerr, Herbert S. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Lauritzen, Scott A. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Padgett, Killian G. | M/Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Wangsness, Donald C. | F/O | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| West, Thorne G. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
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-00875.html)