About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 5070
- The type of the plane.
- B-17F
- The plane ID.
- 42-30169
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 341st Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-05-24
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Atzgersdorf
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- St. Stefan im Rosental
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 45°20'N, 16°13'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Jugoslawien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:51
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Die Maschine wurde getroffen und verlor an Höhe. Die Besatzung tat alles um die Maschine in der Luft zu halten: Ballast wurde abgeworfen. Dennoch war die Maschine nicht mehr zu halten und die Crew sprang mit dem Fallschirm ab.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burke, Thomas E. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| Close, Robert S. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | DED |
| Englund, Robert E. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Fulleton, Russell R. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Greenfield, David B. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Haigh, Herbert J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| Marlow, Robert O. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Shifres, Frank | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 0 |
| Thuesen, Paul J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Welch, Orris F. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
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-00199.html)