About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 14060
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-6327
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 816th 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 Süd
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Mauer / Öhling
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°05'N, 14°48'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Amstetten westlich
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashmore, Rayford | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | KIA |
| Brach, Bernard C. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Campbell, Charles P. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Chaney, Quincy Q. | T/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Gable, William R. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Nolan, Joseph F. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Rhodes, Samuel M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Sinton, Robert N. | 1st Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Westerlund, Herbert A. | F/O | Navigator | Rtd |
| Zinn, Robert W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 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-00953.html)