About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6864
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-31684
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 774th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-07
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Deutschland
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Gornje Vukovsko
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°05'N, 17°50'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.
- 09:10
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Absturzort fraglich | Partisanen sammelten die Crew und brachten sie zu den Alliierten
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis, James M. | F/O | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Doran, Donald | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Gaughan, Patrick J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Howard, James T. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Marcks, William L. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Moran, Robert G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| O'Connell, Daniel P. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Remplakis, Emanuel N. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Shepherd, James L. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Slaughter, James M. | F/O | Bombardier | 0 |
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-00380.html)