About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 1142
- The type of the plane.
- B-17F
- The plane ID.
- 42-3341
- The name of the plane.
- Lady be good
- 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.
- Eltendorf
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- nahe Wr. Neustadt
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counihan, Frank D. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rmc |
| Delatte, Anthony J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rmc |
| Denton, Claud H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Digilio, Peter H. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Fink, Merideth D. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA? |
| Gillan, Lester R. | 1st Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Hagerman, Joseph R. | T/Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Hazay, Louis C. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Reedy, Henry F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Rees, Howard L. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
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-00017.html)