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)