About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 14192
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 43-38701
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 850th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-04-19
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Ústí nad Labem
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Sedlcany
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Cz
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 19:45
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dole, Lyle E. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Langley, George B. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | PDD |
| Lesh, Wilbur L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | PDD |
| Phillips, Richard B. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | PDD |
| Snyder, Paul A. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | PDD |
| Stauffer, Wayne W. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | PDD |
| Stewart, Ross E. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | PDD |
| Trojanowski, Jospeh A. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | PDD |
| Wilson, William | F/O | Navigator | PDD |
| Zuendel, William G. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | PDD |
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-00961.html)