About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6866
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-31813
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 774th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-08
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Varaszdin
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°01'N, 16°36'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Bruck/Leitha
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:01
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkovsky, Leon J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Bradley, Hugh P. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Buckley, John W. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rmc |
| Dunker, Freeland L. | 1st Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Gulyas, Joseph | T/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| LaDue, Morris G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Lucas, William E. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Reid, John P. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Stefel, James L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| Thead, John C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
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-00381.html)