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.
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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)