About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7126
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-07516
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 342nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-25
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Linz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wolfsberg
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 46°47'N, 14°40'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- St. Veit/Glan
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the crash.
- 12:15
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grogan, Wells B. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Johnson, Henry A. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 0 |
| Lower, Donald A. | T/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Odlum, Stanley A. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 0 |
| Ostrowski, Edward J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 0 |
| Pauley, James L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| Sayle, Walter D. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 0 |
| Webster, Allen | 1st Lt | Pilot | 0 |
| Wilson, George A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| York, James C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 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-00435.html)