About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 4660
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-31804
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 775th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-05-10
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wiener Neustadt
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Neunkirchen
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°45'N, 16°00'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Neunkirchen
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:07
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boros, John J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Boyett, John E. | T/Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| Dale, Manley H. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rmc |
| Dwyer, Stanley N. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | DED |
| Gilhooley, Francis G. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Milewski, Stephen A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Mitchell, George D. | T/Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Olfenius, William | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | KIA |
| Parker, Eugene E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Piper, Prescott C. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
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-00173.html)