About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6093
- The type of the plane.
- B-17
- The plane ID.
- 42-38105
- The name of the plane.
- The Club 105
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 775th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-06-14
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Kollision
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Budapest
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Balaton
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- 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.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barth, Walter J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 0 |
| Cole, William N. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| Davis, William M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| Doeppner, Karl P. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 0 |
| Fridley, Robert T. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 0 |
| Hansen, Robert J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 0 |
| Rodda, William I. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Smoak, Samuel | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 0 |
| Stephens, Steve A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Zeiger, Roy W. | 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-00266.html)