About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7142
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-6168
- 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.
- Strallegg
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°34'N, 15°43'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.
- 11:05
- Time of the crash.
- 11:10
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Eugene H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | DED |
| Chesney, Gilbert J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | DED |
| Delonnay, Ralph C. | 1st Lt | Pilot | DED |
| Demos, George | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Fulton, Roscoe G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Kerr, Paul M. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
| Kuhn, Jack S. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | DED |
| Massey, Bobbie L. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Salasek, Joseph K. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Stark, Melvin R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
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-00443.html)