About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6858
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-31795
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 774th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-14
- 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.
- 47°25'N, 19°04'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ungarn
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:57
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, J. D. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | POW |
| Eagan, Edward M. | 1st Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Fainer, Martin D. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Haggard, Donald L. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | POW |
| Markle, David A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | POW |
| Parks, Ralph K. | 1st Lt | Pilot | POW |
| Schwartz, James L. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | POW |
| Shook, Ollo K. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | POW |
| Snell, Curtis L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | POW |
| Tatum, William F. | 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-00378.html)