About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7135
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-31625
- The name of the plane.
- 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.
- Wegscheid
- 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.
- 11:30
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allison, Charles J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Bishop, Edwin K. | Cpl | Gunner 7 | DED |
| Brenneman, Jesse E. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | DED |
| Herring, Herbert J. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
| Lewis, Ira E. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Lilligren, James P. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | EUS |
| Longo, Richard A. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Stever, John C. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Thompson, Vernon D. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
| Tracer, Johnie D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 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-00438.html)