About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6338
- The type of the plane.
- B-17F
- The plane ID.
- 42-30056
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 342nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-02
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Komarom
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ungarn
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:55
- Time of the crash.
- 11:00
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cockshott, Richard T. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Edwards, James T. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Goff, Ralph R. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Govoni, Novello V. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Salz, Ira | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Sanders, Earl J. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Schuchardt, Harold E. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Vickery, Floyd A. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Young, Leland E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 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-00294.html)