About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 3976
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-28675
- 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.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blankenship, Joe W. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Burch, William A. | T/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rmc |
| Cowart, Hugh D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Evans, Benjamin E. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | DOW |
| Hawks, Paul N. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Magrath, Kenneth | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Manuel, James W. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Nelson, Robert C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Oley, Kenneth H. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Steakley, Waymon E. | 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-00135.html)