About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 3975
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-64463
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 759th 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.
- Imotski
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 43°24'N, 17°15'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.
- 14:25
- Time of the crash.
- 14:30
- Comments.
- Das Flugzeug wurde von Flakgeschossen so schwer getroffen, dass die Explosion in der gesamten Bomber-Formation spürbar war. Die Maschine stürzten zu Boden, nur ein Besatzungsmitglied konnte sich retten.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunn, Clarence | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
| Cohen, Hyman | 2nd Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Demilio, Louis A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | DED |
| Grygienc, Irwin A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | DED |
| Keithly, Ray C. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
| Osborne, Gerald C. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Satterlee, Warren S. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Stocker, Raymond E. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Thilo, Carl F. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Waterman, James M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 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-00134.html)