Accident Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 44-8149,
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Date:Monday 16 July 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 44-8149
MSN: Lo 7549
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Vils -   Austria
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Unknown
Destination airport:Unknown
Narrative:
Crashed. Crashed on landing.
1st Lt. Walter D. Sutherland, Pilot
2nd Lt. Lawrence E. Foley
2nd Lt. Walter A. Traut
S/Sgt. Rolland E. Catton
S/Sgt. Leonard L. Ehlers
Sgt. Russell J. O'Rourke
Cpl. Wayne R. Dutler

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
USAAFdata.com
FindAGrave.com
b17flyingfortress.de

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Aug-2011 11:40 Uli Elch Updated [Cn]
07-Jan-2022 18:29 Gumby778 Updated [Total fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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