About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 11976
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-31886
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 32nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-08-07
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Blechhammer
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wiener Neudorf
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°10'N, 17°00'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- westl. Bratislava
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:30
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer, Gerald | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Drogt, Walter | Pvt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Hudson, Richard D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Kuzara, Michael C. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| McNally, James B. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Pease, Roy R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Rouswell, Simon B. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Schuler, William C. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Schumaker, Gerald C. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Trouts, James W. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | 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-00766.html)