B-17G 'None' (42-97728) Crash Marker -301st Bomber Group
Details:
On a trail switchback wall.
A stamped metal bronze color plaque and pieces of the B-17 aircraft.
The memorial remembers the crew of the B-17 'None' (42-97728) of 352nd Bomber Squadron, 301st Bomber Group, Heavy, 15th Air Force that crashed here on November 15, 1944. The B-17 went down in heavy weather possibly due to a mechanical problem after a mission to Linz, Austria. 8 of the crew were KIA; 2 survived and became POWs.
Source of info & photos:https://gams.uni-graz.at/context:derla
Monument Text:
The text on the plaque in German and reads:
In Erinnerung an die Flugseugbesatzung, des amerikanischen Bombers B 17G (Flying Fortess= fliegende Festung), AAF Serial Number 42-97728, Nickuame "NONE" der 301st Bambardment Group, 352nd Squadron, abgestürzt am 15. November 1944,
Schöneck Kleinsölk
Translation:
In memory of the crew of the American bomber B-17G (Flying Fortress), AAF Serial Number 42-97728, nickname "NONE" of the 301st Bombardment Group, 352nd Squadron, crashed on November 15, 1944, Schöneck Kleinsölk
Airmen who died:
Mitchko, Albert H ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot
Bullock, Philip M ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot
Cantwell, Benjamin E ~ 1st Lt, Radar Operator
Flood, William W ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier
Haglund, Robert G ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator
Imlay, Mark E ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner
O'Brien, William J ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner
Spagnolo, Thomas J ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner
Airmen who Survived became POW's:
Hillhouse, Harry P ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator
Patterson, Roy ~ Sgt, Top Turret Gunner/Engineer
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
15th Air Force
301st Bomber Group, Heavy
352nd Bomber Squadron, 301st Bomber Group, Heavy
Wars:
WWII
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