About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
6032
The type of the plane.
B-17G
The plane ID.
42-38089
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
49th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-06-16
The reason for the bomber's crash.
technischer Fehler
The place the bomber targeted.
Floridsdorf
The place where the bomber crashed.
Zagreb
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
45°42'N, 16°15'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.
12:00
Time of the crash.
Comments.
Notlandung, Evakuierung nach Italien (02.07.1944)

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Cockshott, John B. S/Sgt Gunner 6 0
Davis, Ollie S. Sgt Gunner 2 0
Fitzsimons, Lawrence J. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Hommer, Paul E. S/Sgt Gunner 4 0
Naglaty, Frank L. S/Sgt Gunner 1 0
Newman, Paul 2nd Lt Bombardier 0
Sallings, Joseph E. Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Schwartz, Louis S/Sgt Gunner 5 0
Snure, Charles L. 2nd Lt Navigator 0
Vaughn, Shelby F. 1st Lt 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-00261.html)