About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6020
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-31842
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 773rd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-06-16
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Tomislavgrad
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°00'N, 16°20'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- südlich Wien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:30
- Time of the crash.
- 11:10
- Comments.
- Die Maschine erhielt vor Wien mehrere Treffer in den Triebwerken, sackte aus der Formation ab und verschwand in den riesigen Rauchschwaden über Wien.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbe, Raymond R. | F/O | Navigator | Rtd |
| Corpora, Louis | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Fort, Thomas N. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Goforth, Richard D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 0 |
| Jockell, Phillip A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Klentzman, James F. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Meers, Alvin W. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Surritte, Earl J. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Webb, Henry T. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Zielinski, Raymond J. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | 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-00258.html)