About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 1112
- The type of the plane.
- B-17F
- The plane ID.
- 42-30133
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 429th 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.
- Seebenstein
- 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.
- 12:30
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benbrook, Marion M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Brand, George J. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Eggers, Richard F. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rmc |
| Ehredt, Cheater E. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rmc |
| Elder, Donald E. | F/O | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Major, Charles E. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Matthews, Malcolm R. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Roner, Claude E. | T/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Thompson, William C. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Zelasko, Thomas A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 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-00014.html)