About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12992
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-97918
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 352nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-03-12
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Floridsdorf
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Balaton
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°18'N; 15°02'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ybbs
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:28
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford, Gayden E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Baer, Irvin D. | T/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Goff, Bobby C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Guiley, Atlee B. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 0 |
| Johnson, Gilbert E. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Orsini, Guiseppe | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Salkind, Adam P. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 0 |
| Smith, Conan E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Sparks, Charles H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Stackhouse, Collins J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 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-00885.html)