About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
1063
The type of the plane.
None
The plane ID.
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
513th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1943-10-01
The reason for the bomber's crash.
kein Absturz
The place the bomber targeted.
Wiener Neustadt
The place where the bomber crashed.
Wiener Neustadt
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
47°52' N, 16°22'
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Ebenfurth
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Burgenland
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
12:30
Time of the crash.
Comments.
Die Maschine schien nach dem Angriff von deutschen Jägern abzustürzen, weshalb fünf Besatzungsmitglieder aus dem Flugzeug sprangen. Der Bomber konnte jedoch zur Basis zurückkehren. Die fünf Crewmitglieder gingen in Kriegsgefangenschaft.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Curry, William T. S/Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Lis, Edward A. T/Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Randol, Robert T. S/Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Seibert, Gordon D. 1st Lt Navigator Rtd
Stout, William B. 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-00007.html)