About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 3973
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52409
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 764th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-04-13
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Budapest
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Szeged
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 46°06'N, 19°40'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Jugoslawien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:55
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humphress, Charles A. | Cpl | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Kosierowski, Stanley A. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Lyke, Richard G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| McKinney, Ralph M. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Medellin, Even G. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Reynolds, John F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Severns, Jack R. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Smith, Charles M. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 0 |
| Steele, Kay B. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Troup, Merle A. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | 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-00132.html)