About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10929
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-97734
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 346th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-12-29
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Innsbruck
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Marmolata-Gletscher
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°19'N, 11°41'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Schwaz, Tirol
- 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.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaha, Henry W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Essenberg, Calvin M. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Jackson, James H. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| McClanahan, Homer W. | 1st Lt | Pilot | MIA |
| McFee, Larence E. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| McKinney, Arnold K. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Moll, George J. | 2nd Lt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Orban, Eugene C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Paule, Gerard A. | T/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Sleanick, Harry J. | 1st 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-00725.html)