About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 3255
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52406
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 756th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-03-17
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Kollision
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wien Kaiserebersdorf
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°10'N, 15°20'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Melk
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:15
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Das Flugzeug wurde über Wien von Flak-Geschossen getroffen und geriet dabei aus der Flugbahn. Ein zweiter Bomber (42-52319) kollidierte mit dem Heck. Das Flugzeug zerfiel und stürzte in Trümmern zu Boden. Es gab nur einen Überlebenden.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, William C. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Baldridge, Lawrence C. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Bell, Charles W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Bissonnet, Vernon E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Bobinski, Sigmund E. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Buckle, Andrew | Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Mitchell, James W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Paul, Loys | Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Pinsky, Max | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| White, Horace G. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
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-00086.html)