About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10131
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-97739
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 20th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-12-09
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Plzeň
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wullowitz
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°00'N, 13°10'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- nördlich Spittal/Drau
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:30
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Die Maschine hatte Probleme mit zwei Triebwerken und konnte die Alpen nicht mehr überfliegen. Sukzessive verlor sie an Höhe, ein Teil der Mannschaft konnte sich mittels Fallschirmsprung aus der Maschine retten. Der Pilot konnte schließlich notlanden. Sechs Besatzungsmitglieder fielen vermutlich einem Verbrechen zum Opfer.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Warren | T/Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| Cox, Joseph A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Hart, Donald L. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Henry, Ralph E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Jay, Burke W. | 1st Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Jolly, William | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | MIA |
| Mayott, George D. | 2nd Lt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Pinto, Frank | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Sheppard, Benjamin J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Warren, Woodruff J. | 1st Lt | Pilot | KIA |
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-00662.html)