About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 2632
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-31419
- 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.
- Fuschl am See
- 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.
- Das Flugzeug wurde, wie die ganze Squadron, von deutschen Jagdflugzeugen angegriffen und schwer getroffen. Brennend ging es in den Sturzflug über. Die Besatzung versuchte sich aus den Notausstiegslucken zu retten. Acht Crewmitglieder wurden durch die Explosion des Flugzeuges ins Freie geschleudert und überlebten. Die beiden Piloten kamen ums Leben.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemens, Benjamin A. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Goldstraw, David H. L. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Isbell, Thomas P. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Kenlein, John J. R. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Klinkoski, Henry J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| O'Donnell, John J. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Rolek, Joseph | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Schwerin, Wilbert F. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | MIA |
| Vandy, John P. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | MIA |
| White, Loren | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 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-00057.html)