About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 5069
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-31818
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 774th 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.
- Puchberg am Schneeberg
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°45'N, 15°57°E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Puchberg am Schneeberg
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:16
- Time of the crash.
- 11:15
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foppiano, Leslie F. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Green, Wilbur C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| Hunt, Robert P. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Kenreigh, John D. | T/Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Murray, Arthur E. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
| Nagle, Gerald W. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | EUS |
| Shaver, Robert C. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Sutton, Vincent C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Swerko, Robert J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Tuzin, Bronislaw C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | DED |
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-00198.html)