About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
3916
The type of the plane.
B-17G
The plane ID.
42-31837
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
20th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-04-13
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Jäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Györ
The place where the bomber crashed.
Papa
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Györ
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
12:00
Time of the crash.
Comments.
Die Maschine wurde von Jägern attackiert und ging langsam in die Tiefe. Die Besatzung ging von Bord, allerdings fingen einige Fallschirme Feuer. Die Maschine ging schließlich in einen spiralförmigen Sturzflug über, ehe sie am Boden aufschlug.

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Andrews, James N. 2nd Lt Navigator Rtd
DeHart, Milne H. S/Sgt Gunner 1 POW
German, Willie W. 2nd Lt Pilot DED
Grey, Elmer R. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Herron, Frank W. Sgt Gunner 3 KIA
Imhoff, Jack Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd
Kaczmerek, Robert W. 2nd Lt Bombardier Rtd
Maxwell, Lyttleton W. Sgt Gunner 4 KIA
Miller, Earl N. S/Sgt Gunner 6 KIA
Nalewak, Edmund J. Sgt Gunner 2 MIA

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-00124.html)