About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7320
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-102916
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 774th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-08
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wien
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°07'N, 16°28'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Zwölfaxing
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:58
- Time of the crash.
- 11:00
- Comments.
- Die Maschine wurde über Wien von Flakgeschossen getroffen, die die gesamte linke Seite in Flammen aufgehen ließen. Das Flugzeug stürzte sofort ab - Einzelteile brachen dabei ab und das Flugzeug explodierte schlussendlich in der Luft. Nur ein Teil der Besatzung konnte sich retten.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Robert W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| Adamsky, Abraham | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Agona, Harold J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Atkins, Ebe M. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Barley, William W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Barnett, James L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Bodine, Alfred V. | 1st Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Bogard, Robert B. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Cestaro, Salvatore | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rmc |
| Hill, Vernon H. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 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-00462.html)