About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12945
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-6317
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 840th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-03-13
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Regensburg
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Ljubljana
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°10'N, 13°10'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Bad Hofgastein
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bessolo, Felix | F/O | Navigator | Rtd |
| Bradley, Glen A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Fairbanks, Albert E. | Pvt | Gunner 7 | Rtd |
| Gregg, Luther L. | F/O | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Hamman, Raymond R. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Lovvorn, Dixon C. | Cpl | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Parrish, Thomas E. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Spivey, James A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Stone, Bernard E. | Cpl | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Wallace, Lyle S. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | 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-00883.html)