About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6102
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-31845
- The name of the plane.
- 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.
- 43°08'N, 16°40'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.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Franklin N. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | MIA |
| Beshoner, Jerome F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | MIA |
| Giuliano, Jerry A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | MIA |
| Heasley, Daniel W. | F/O | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Leffler, Robert A. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | MIA |
| O'Brien, William F. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | MIA |
| Pritchard, Herbert A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | MIA |
| Soltesz, Michael A. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 0 |
| Spagnolo, Marion J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | MIA |
| Wacker, Irving S. | 1st Lt | Pilot | MIA |
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-00268.html)