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)