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)