About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 2709
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-31425
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 20th 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.
- Bad Eisenkappel
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 46°33'N, 14°30E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Klagenfurt
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:40
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banasiewski, Walter | T/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Danforth, Charles S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Dendor, Jozeph | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Gaines, Bert F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Garlick, Harold W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | MIA |
| Hepp, Gilobert J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Lewis, William A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| McConnell, William | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Sims, Frank J. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Smith, Donald L. | 2nd 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-00069.html)