About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7138
- The type of the plane.
- B-17F
- The plane ID.
- 42-3157
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 32nd 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.
- Wiener Neustadt
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°38'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.
- 12:00
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Johnny E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | DED |
| Brainard, William W. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Forys, Edward W. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Jameson, William H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| Kai-Kee, Kenneth B. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
| McDonald, Leo J. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | DED |
| Shallcross, Edgar M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Steed, Thomas J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Tate, Wallace A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rmc |
| Winsor, Richard C. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
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-00440.html)