About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6684
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-107101
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 49th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-21
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Most
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Gmunden
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°55'N, 13°55'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Gmunden
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:45
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black, John B. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | DED |
| Gross, Nicholas R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Johnson, Herbert N. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | DED |
| Long, William E. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | DED |
| Lutterbach, James P. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | DED |
| Mehl, Willis L. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Robins, David A. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
| Shea, James J. | 1st Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Wagner, James E. | 1st Lt | Pilot | DED |
| Wick, John W. | T/Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
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-00355.html)