About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 9208
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-107006
- The name of the plane.
- Old Bird
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 15th USAAF 2 98
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-10-17
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Kollision
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Blechhammer
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Malacky
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°16'N, 16°56'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Marchegg nahe Slowakei
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:45
- Time of the crash.
- 13:00
- Comments.
- Die Maschine kollidierte mit einer anderen Maschine aus der Formation. Während das andere Flugzeug sofort abstürzte, glitt diese langsam zu Boden. Alle Besatzungsmitglieder überlebten.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federico, Andrew J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Green, Marion L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Growney, James | T/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Jones, Tommy | F/O | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Kaplan, Elliot J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Lee, Orie C. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| McWaters, Philip R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Mumma, John C. | F/O | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Peart, Donald L. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 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-00589.html)