About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7950
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-97915
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 429th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-08-29
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Tschechien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Tátá
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ungarn
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:30
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black, Eugene W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Contrada, Vincent A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| DeLutes, James J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Fitzpatrick, John F. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Hausler, Richard M. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Martinez, Vincente J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| McGhee, Charles H. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Molitor, John A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Moriarity, Eugene J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Sumner, Paul E. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
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-00484.html)