About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 9590
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-97438
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 96th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-11-01
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- kein Absturz
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Marcali (Balaton)
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°45'N, 16°25'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Mattersburg
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:11
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Das Flugzeug hatte Probleme mit einem Triebwerk - ein Teil der Besatzung sprang daher ab. Der Pilot konnte jedoch zum Flugplatz in Italien zurückkehren.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compton, Roy L. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Gruner, Jack D. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Melvin, Charles W. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Merignola, John J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Pociask, Stanley J. | T/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-00607.html)