About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6428
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-32053
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 49th 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
- 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.
- 10:25
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bair, William C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| Blaska, Casimir L. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 0 |
| Fleming, James E. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 0 |
| Kessel, Burl K. | T/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Korb, Richard A. | 1st Lt | Pilot | 0 |
| Krent, Thaddeus T. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | MIA |
| Larsen, Alf L. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Rappe, Henry | Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Thomas, Thaddeus G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 0 |
| Treadway, Malcolm L. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 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-00321.html)