About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 13376
- The type of the plane.
- P-51
- The plane ID.
- 42-103971
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 301st Fighter Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-04-01
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- St. Pölten
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Pucking
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- südlich Wels
- 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.
- Armstrong geriet über Linz in einen Luftkampf und wurde nahe Wels abgeschossen. Unter den Tragflächen waren Flammen zu sehen. Das Flugzeug stürzte zu Boden. Armstrong konnte sich nicht mehr retten.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, William P. | F/O | Pilot | MIA |
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-00925.html)