About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6904
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-102932
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 96th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-16
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wittau
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Wien südlich
- 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.
- 11:00
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulware, Robert E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Bruce, Owen L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Cox, Arthur E. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | 0 |
| Harrington, John N. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Jenkins, Lawrence L. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Kanner, Louis | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Roche, James K. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Sievers, Henry E. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Steelman, Randolph M. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Voss, Raymond J. | 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-00390.html)