About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
14059
The type of the plane.
B-17G
The plane ID.
43-38511
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
773rd Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1945-04-25
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak
The place the bomber targeted.
Linz
The place where the bomber crashed.
Pabneukirchen / Dimbach
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
48°16'N, 14°58'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Waldhausen im Strudengau
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.
Von Zivilisten (die auch die Leichen fanden) festgenommen.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Dean, Daniel D. S/Sgt Gunner 7 KIA
Frederick, Dean O. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot KIA
LoGrasso, Peter V. S/Sgt Gunner 4 EUS
Muro, Patrick J. S/Sgt Gunner 5 KIA
Murray, Harry L. S/Sgt Gunner 1 KIA
Newton, Roger T. 2nd Lt Navigator KIA
Roberts, Johnson F. Sgt Gunner 3 KIA
Wilson, John 1st Lt Pilot KIA
Wood, George W. T/Sgt Gunner 6 EUS
Woodyard, Taylor M. Sgt Gunner 2 KIA

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-00952.html)