About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12141
- The type of the plane.
- B-17
- The plane ID.
- 42-102891
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 340th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-07
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Ptuj
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer, John W. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | POW |
| Baum, Norman | Sgt | Gunner 2 | POW |
| Bieneman, Darrell E. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | POW |
| Caulk, Raymond L. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | POW |
| Granger, Jesse L. | Sgt | Gunner 7 | POW |
| Kellogg, William D. | F/O | Navigator | POW |
| McKenzie, Donald E. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | POW |
| Parker, Jack | Sgt | Gunner 3 | POW |
| Raiford, Dalton H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | POW |
| Richards, Frank J. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | POW |
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-00808.html)