About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10031
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-8381
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 96th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-12-03
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Unbekannt
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Linz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Alkoven / Grieskirchen
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Linz
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Die Maschine befand sich auf einer "Lone Wolf"-Mission, stürzte aus nicht bekannter Ursache ab. Die Crew konnte sich aus der Maschine retten und wurde gefangen genommen.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle, Budd C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Dewey, Charles O. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Dodge, james B. | T/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Flowers, Alva L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Johnson, James J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Kresge, Howard N. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 0 |
| Pepperman, William G. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Teske, James J. | 2nd Lt | Gunner 1 | 0 |
| Torske, William L. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Walker, Ernest F. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 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-00650.html)