About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 2595
- The type of the plane.
- B-17F
- The plane ID.
- 42-30329
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 352nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-02-25
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Regensburg
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Saalfelden
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- nördlich Klagenfurt
- 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.
- Comments.
- Die Maschine wurde von Jägern attackiert, die das 1. und 4. Triebwerk in Brand schossen. Die Maschine sackte aus der Formation ab. Der gesamten Besatzung gelang es, mit dem Fallschirm abzuspringen.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballard, John C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Baronas, John C. | F/O | Bombardier | EUS |
| Martyniak, Peter P. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Moye, Otis B. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Power, William D. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
| Sbaschnig, Harold J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Thompson, Thomas J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Wiand, Gail F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| van Nortwick, John E. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
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-00046.html)