About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 2589
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-31870
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 49th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-02-24
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Steyr
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Attersee
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°29'N, 14°28'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Trieben
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:15
- Time of the crash.
- 13:15
- Comments.
- Der Verband, dem das Flugzeug von Moyer angehörte, wurde von deutschen Jagdflugzeugen attackiert. Eine ganze Squadron wurde dabei abgeschossen. Dieses Flugzeug war eines davon.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball, Charles B. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Davis, Carl H. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Dodson, Robert D. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Eckels, Marlin E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Jones, James H. | T/Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Kepler, Vincent A. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Moleti, Edward C. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Monicken, Jay L. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
| Moyer, Clarence T. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Tauber, Saul M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 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-00041.html)