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)