About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
1094
The type of the plane.
B-17F
The plane ID.
42-30127
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
32nd Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1943-11-02
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Jäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Wiener Neustadt
The place where the bomber crashed.
Wiener Neustadt
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Wr. Neustadt
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
13:10
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Apelhot, Abraham J. 1st Lt Navigator KIA
Beutke, Robert E. 1st Lt Co-Pilot KIA
Connell, Julian P. S/Sgt Gunner 2 DED
Daleo, Anthony S/Sgt Gunner 4 KIA
Funk, James J. Sgt Gunner 3 DED
Hoops, Freddie E. S/Sgt Gunner 5 DED
Irwin, Raymond W. 2nd Lt Bombardier KIA
Pattison, Herbert J. 1st Lt Pilot KIA
Sifferd, George L. S/Sgt Gunner 1 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-00010.html)