About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6015
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-31527
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 429th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-06-14
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Budapest
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Banja Luka
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 44°55'N, 17°25'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.
- 12:07
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bencal, Witt W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Britton, Charles M. | 1st Lt | Pilot | 0 |
| Cooke, John J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 0 |
| Fields, Grethel C. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 0 |
| Jacobs, Edward J. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Kiefer, Gordon P. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Leinart, Joseph G. | T/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| O'Brien, Timothy D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Ramsey, Walter E. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| White, Charles R. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
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-00256.html)