About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7143
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-102929
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 352nd 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.
- 48°03'N, 16°11'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Baden
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:18
- Time of the crash.
- 12:00
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauman, John W. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
| Campbell, William D. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | DED |
| Dawson, William A. | 1st Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Hammond, Wayne W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rmc |
| Howell, Ernest F. | 1st Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| La Rosa, John A. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Mears, Frank B. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Vodicka, Leonard R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | DED |
| West, Jerome H. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | DED |
| Woodson, Howard L. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | 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-00444.html)