About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7124
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-102913
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 15th USAAF 361 32
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-26
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wiener Neudorf
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Ratten
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°35'N, 15°44'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Mürzzuschlag
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:10
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birch, Edward J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | DED |
| Childers, James M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | DED |
| Hanifin, Eugene C. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Ingersoll, Gordon H. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
| Kennedy, Thomas J. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | DED |
| Kurtz, Sanford I. | T/Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
| Nicoll, Frederick W. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | DED |
| Sharkey, William W. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Sullivan, John L. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | EUS |
| Wimberley, John P. | Cpl | Gunner 4 | DED |
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-00433.html)