About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 2710
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-31873
- 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.
- Flachau
- 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.
- 12:40
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashook, Phil W. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Behm, Paul H. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Dunlop, John W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Henderson, Ernest A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Martin, John D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Marturano, Victor | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Olsen, Charles P. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 0 |
| Pausha, Joseph J. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Voska, Gerald H. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Wilkins, Earl J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 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-00070.html)