About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 13819
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-6877
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 840th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-04-20
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Fortezza
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- St. Jakob bei Maria Elend
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°05'N, 13°00'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Mölltaler Gletscher
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dobbie, Ira J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Glynn, Martin J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Hajjar, Edward E. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Keen, Clarence M. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Kirkland, James C. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Kosinski, Raymond J. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Mackey, Samuel | 1st Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Moore, William T. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Wilson, Charles H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 0 |
| Zimpfer, William E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 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-00937.html)