About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 4729
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-106988
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 348th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-05-10
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wiener Neustadt
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Markt Allhau
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°05'N, 16°00'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- nordwestlich Fürstenfeld
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Die Maschine hatte über Wiener Neustadt zunächst technische Probleme und sackte deshalb aus der Formation ab. Sie wurde von deutschen Jägern angegriffen. Eine Tragfläche begann zu brennen und die Besatzung stieg mittels Fallschirm aus. Die Maschine explodierte kurz darauf in der Luft.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baum, Irving W. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Foltz, Francis W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | POW |
| Forrest, Charles F. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | POW |
| Humphries, John W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | POW |
| Juergens, Frank | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | MIA |
| King, Furman | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Kirpich, Morris M. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Klocek, Boleslaw J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Marshall, Alfred W. | F/O | Bombardier | MIA |
| Waltermire, Willam E. | 1st Lt | Pilot | POW |
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-00179.html)