About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6901
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-32109
- The name of the plane.
- Mizpah
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 840th 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.
- Solt
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 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.
- 10:00
- Time of the crash.
- 10:20
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell, Charles W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Berndt, Paul W. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Dudley, Kenneth W. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Gramenzi, Frank V. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Henderson, Joseph H. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Hish, Dale R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Kelley, Arnold R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Simonelli, George J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Swanson, Ewald A. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Tucker, Wesley D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 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-00387.html)