About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10876
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-107106
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 341st Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-12-28
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Regensburg
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Umbach
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°35'N, 12°09'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Deutschland
- 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 musste bei Umbach notlanden.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldridge, John S. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Baranowski, Gerard A. | F/O | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Blackburn, Roy | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Gorman, Edward T. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Huf, John F. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Meckle, Donald J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Neider, Joseph M. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Richards, William E. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Ruple, Paul W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Schamis, Aho | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 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-00714.html)