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)