About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7548
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-97601
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 751 & 749th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-19
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Augsburg
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Imst
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Augsburg (D)
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 09:35
- Time of the crash.
- 10:15
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akins, Wesley C. | 1st Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Barton, Donald W. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Conefare, Noel A. | 1st Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Drake, Howard S. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Duvall, Joseph W. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Godfrey, Jerome E. | Capt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Hodson, Ralph T. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Nunn, Frank L. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Sampson, John C. | 2nd Lt | Gunner 1 | 0 |
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-00478.html)