About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7971
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-31645
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 341st Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-08-24
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Pardurica
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Maribor
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 49°28'N, 15°25'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Tschechien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:45
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aufdenkamp, Vernon | Sgt | Gunner 3 | 0 |
| Boone, Roy J. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Bubis, Milton | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Council, Elmer H. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Czaja, Edward J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 0 |
| Goldston, James W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Mellon, John W. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Morris, Eugene E. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 0 |
| Sederholm, Roger V. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Sparling, Harry R. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | 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-00496.html)