About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6617
- The type of the plane.
- B-17F
- The plane ID.
- 42-5946
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 340th 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.
- Brod
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Komarom
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°45'N, 18°15'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Slowakei
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:00
- Time of the crash.
- 11:10
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denlinger, William L. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Dibs, Edward N. | F/O | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Ferro, Edward | F/O | Pilot | Rtd |
| French, Harold G. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 0 |
| Hunt, Albert R. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Maynard, Robert W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 0 |
| Moore, William C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Oswald, Rudolph | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Roeth, Robert T. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Smith, J. C. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | 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-00354.html)