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)