About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 2634
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-31671
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 353rd 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.
- Wels
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°02'N, 14°26'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Gramatneusiedl
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:08
- Time of the crash.
- 13:00
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buley, Jesse L. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Gafford, George M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| LaForge, Jack A. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Moore, Robert E. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Morin, Antoine R. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Parana, Joseph A. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Preiss, Francis F. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Scott, Virgil W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Stuber, William S. | 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-00058.html)