About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6368
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-32057
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 348th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-08
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Zwölfaxing
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Varaszdin
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ungarn
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:15
- Time of the crash.
- 12:00
- Comments.
- Die Maschine erhielt einen Treffer und ein Triebwerk begann zu rauchen. Sie verlor langsam an Höhe während die gesamte Besatzung abspringen konnte.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alishauckas, Alphonsus J. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Gibson, Laurel E. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Jenkins, Bertram A. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Kennard, Nelson F. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Miller, Samuel S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Olsen, Jack R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Pifko, George | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Romero, Richard L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| Southard, Harold B. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| van Cure, John E. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 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-00298.html)