About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12999
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-6555
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 772nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-03-15
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Kolin
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Görlitz
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Deutschland
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 15:00
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Absturzort vermutet
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Donald E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Bartow, Darwin L. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Fyfe, John B. | 1st Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Griffeth, Walter L. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Koty, Gerald | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Lange, Erwin A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Meersand, Emil | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | Rtd |
| Mitchell, Jack O. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| O'Malley, Isles I. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Oberly, Richard W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Thomas, John W. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 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-00890.html)