About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
1576
The type of the plane.
B-17F
The plane ID.
42-37817
The name of the plane.
Aristocrap
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
508th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1943-11-26
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Jäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Bremen
The place where the bomber crashed.
Bremen
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
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
Anderson, Leon E. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot KIA
Beckett, Mike C. Sgt Gunner 2 KIA
Bond, George W. S/Sgt Gunner 6 EUS
Bousquet, Francis J. Sgt Gunner 5 EUS
Castle, Orville L. 2nd Lt Pilot KIA
Cessna, Marion R. 2nd Lt Navigator EUS
Chesk, Robert L. Sgt Gunner 4 EUS
Logan, Clinton D. Sgt Gunner 1 EUS
Wilkes, Lawton H. Sgt Gunner 3 KIA
Williams, Kenneth D. 2nd Lt Bombardier 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-00022.html)