About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 4038
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-64348
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 719th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-04-12
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak und Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wiener Neustadt
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Althodis
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°27'N, 16°19'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Pilgersdorf (Oberpullendorf)
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:17
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Das Flugzeug wurde von Geschossen der Flak und Jagdflugzeugen getroffen. Zwei Triebwerken begannen zu brennen. Die gesamte Besatzung sprang ab, bevor das Flugzeug in den Sturzflug überging und in der Luft explodierte. Ein Teil der Besatzung wurde in Ungarn, der andere im heutigen Burgenland festgenommen.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell, Chester L. | T/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Garrett, Barron S. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Godfrey, Fineus E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 0 |
| Harbin, Benjamin G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Heinbuch, Kenneth V. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Jankura, August J. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Koldon, Stanley J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Lemle, Victor A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Leonard, James M. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Thomson, Richard R. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 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-00144.html)