About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 5445
- The type of the plane.
- B-17F
- The plane ID.
- 42-30347
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 419th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-05-29
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wöllersdorf
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Übelbach
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°50'N, 15°00'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Lunz am See
- 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.
- Maschine dürfte mehrere Treffer durch FLAK über Klagenfurt erlitten haben und hatte Probleme mit einem Triebwerk, das Feuer gefangen hatte. Das Flugzeug fiel aus der Formation und stürzte ab. Die Besatzung versuchte sich mittels Fallschirm aus Maschine zu retten.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behre, Daniel | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Gaudaen, George J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Hahn, Charles I. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Haskin, Warren L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Helf, James H. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| McElmurry, Rex H. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Ogle, William O. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Phillips, Thomas D. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Seall, Charles M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| Zimmerman, Robert F. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 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-00221.html)