About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
6518
The type of the plane.
B-17G
The plane ID.
42-32041
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
348th 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.
Vinkovci
The place where the bomber crashed.
Balaton
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Jugosalwien
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
12:15
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Bachman, Alfred L. T/Sgt Gunner 3 POW
Edler, Rondo D. T/Sgt Gunner 1 POW
Erikson, Donald E. S/Sgt Gunner 2 POW
Laudner, Delbert D. S/Sgt Gunner 6 POW
Redding, Matthew G. 2nd Lt Navigator POW
Reuse, Harry O. 2nd Lt Pilot POW
Stockton, Lloyd 2nd Lt Co-Pilot POW
Sughrue, Allen P. S/Sgt Gunner 4 POW
Waller, Robert F. 2nd Lt Bombardier POW
Wright, Hardin M. S/Sgt Gunner 5 POW

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-00342.html)