About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12563
- The type of the plane.
- P-47
- The plane ID.
- 42-29006
- The name of the plane.
- Hell's Angel
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 345th Fighter Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-27
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Villach
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Spittal an der Drau
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Spittal/Drau
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 08:40
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southard, James C. | 2nd 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-00848.html)