About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 1099
- The type of the plane.
- B-24D
- The plane ID.
- 42-36262
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 512th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1943-11-02
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak und Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wiener Neustadt
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wiesmath
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Wr. Neustadt
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:33
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bencivenni, Theodore E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| Brewer, Donald D. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Dascalakis, William J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Gish, Leonard N. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| King, William W. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Rundle, John D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| Shick, Harold L. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Simon, Carl | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Vaughan, Bryan | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 0 |
| van Cleave, Roy L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
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-00012.html)