About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 1100
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-73084
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 515th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1943-11-02
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wiener Neustadt
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Bocksdorf
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°30'N, 16°20'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Burgenland
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Nur vier Besatzungsmitglieder konnten sich aus der Maschine retten und überlebten so den Absturz.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Carl V. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Artykewick, Henry J. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Bacon, Gerald C. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Bluejacket, Charles E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Dacon, Willard L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
| Eisenberg, Max | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | DED |
| Felming, James J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | DED |
| George, Raphael J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rmc |
| Peluse, Philip | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | DED |
| Tennant, Jack L. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | EUS |
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-00013.html)