| Event Date: 1944-08-03 |
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Crashed In Allied Territory Comments: Crashed when unable to locate runway, after fog and darkness occurred, while slow-timing new engines. |
Non-Combat Sortie |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑107224 ⇗ | 544th | SU*Q | THE BOOMERANG |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Jung, Howard Arnold⇗ | 544 | KIA |
| Co-pilot | Vranna, James Allan⇗ | 544 | Seriously Wounded |
| Navigator | Bates, Thomas Cooper⇗ | 544 | KIA |
| Radio Operator | Sellars, William Isaac⇗ | 544 | KIA |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Perry, Harold Lloyd⇗ | 544 | KIA |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| ACCIREP | Accident Report # 44-08-03-517⇗ |