About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6910
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-97165
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 32nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-19
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- München
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Lessach
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 45°58'N, 12°52'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Italien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:52
- Time of the crash.
- 11:15
- Comments.
- Das Flugzeug hatte Probleme mit seinem zweiten Triebwerk - ein Ölleck trat auf, was eine Rauchfahne und Geschwindigkeitsverlust verursacht. Die Maschine fiel hinter die Formation zurück. Um 10:32 Uhr machte der Bombenschütze einen Notabwurf der Bomben. Die gesamt Besatzung konnte den Bomber per Fallschirm verlassen.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behrens, Ralph D. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| Cowen, James W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Crickmer, Edward M. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Fagan, Arthur V. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Gernert, Frederick G. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Gitchell, Frank L. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Kelly, Robert W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| McGill, John J. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Morrell, Harry J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Thomas, Raymond J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 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-00394.html)