About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
6414
The type of the plane.
B-17G
The plane ID.
42-97536
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
773rd Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-06-27
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak
The place the bomber targeted.
Budapest
The place where the bomber crashed.
Budapest Umgebung
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Budapest
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
10:29
Time of the crash.
Comments.
Die Maschine wurde am dritten Triebwerk von Flakgeschossen getroffen, die Tragfläche geriet in Brand. Der Pilot öffnete den Bombenschacht und die ganz Besatzung sprang ab.

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Anderson, James W. 1st Lt Navigator Rtd
Buckley, Clifford D. S/Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
East, Frank D. 1st Lt Pilot 0
Erickson, John F. T/Sgt Gunner 3 0
Lawrence, Richard T. S/Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd
Moran, Roger T. 1st Lt Bombardier Rtd
Parrington, Thomas R. S/Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Reuter, Charles W. T/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Richardson, Herbert N. S/Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Sampson, Dearle H. F/O Co-Pilot 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-00315.html)