About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7127
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-31523
- The name of the plane.
- The Barr Fly
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 419th Bomb Squadron
- 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°50'N, 15°50'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Schneeberg
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:05
- Time of the crash.
- 11:16
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell, Charles H. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 0 |
| Garren, Warren H. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 0 |
| Jackson, Charles L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Jones, Belton L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 0 |
| Kelly, William H. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Kingsley, Glenville J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Krippel, William F. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Starling, Charles H. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 0 |
| Vowell, Clayton L. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| van Houten, Charles H. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 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-00436.html)