About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 14029
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-6737
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 32nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-04-20
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Vipiteno
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Ötztaler Alpen
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 46°50'N, 11°00'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ötztaler Alpen
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Askins, John W. | T/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Bowers, Howard T. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Cook, Norman S. | 1st Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Jimenez, Robert B. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | Rtd |
| Kawales, William V. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| MacArthur, Everett C. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Morgan, Warren C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Romano, John J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Safko, Bernard P. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Wunderlich, William F. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | 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-00948.html)