About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
5187
The type of the plane.
B-17C
The plane ID.
42-31392
The name of the plane.
Our Baby
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
414th 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.
Sisak
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
44°33'N, 15°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.
12:05
Time of the crash.
12:00
Comments.
Die Offiziere dürften in die Hände der Partisanen gefallen sein.

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Churchill, Calvin D. T/Sgt Gunner 2 0
Clem, James N. 2nd Lt Pilot 0
Cottrell, Harold S. S/Sgt Gunner 4 0
Cwierz, Carl T. S/Sgt Gunner 5 0
Gardner, Henry A. 2nd Lt Navigator Rtd
Gilbert, Orbon L. S/Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Keenan, Allan R. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Morrow, Lowell D. 2nd Lt Bombardier 0
Ray, Frank M. S/Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Riesenberger, Richard R. T/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd

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-00204.html)