About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 1530
- The type of the plane.
- B-17F
- The plane ID.
- 42-5427
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 20th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1943-12-19
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Augsburg
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Bolzano
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 46°40'N, 12°00'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- nahe Meran
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Italien
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammont, Arthur D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Hoffman, Gail P. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
| Kennedy, Robert L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Kizer, Ben W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Mills, Carlston E. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Plattner, Milton | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Richardson, Howard E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Shuping, Bill K. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Williams, John C. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Young, Theodore R. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | 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-00021.html)