About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
13372
The type of the plane.
B-17G
The plane ID.
44-8162
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
429th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1945-03-24
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak
The place the bomber targeted.
Berlin
The place where the bomber crashed.
Györ
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
48°10'N, 14°50'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Amstetten
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
14:00
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Bryant, Fred C. Cpl Gunner 6 Rtd
Jacobs, Herbert M. S/Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd
Melson, Allie G. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Parrish, Charles N. 2nd Lt Navigator Rtd
Rapelyea, Richard 2nd Lt Pilot Rtd
Roberts, Donald Cpl Gunner 3 Rtd
Rowe, Melvin L. Cpl Gunner 2 0
Steinford, Marvin J. S/Sgt Gunner 1 0
Wagaman, Donald L. Cpl Gunner 7 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-00924.html)