About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 4356
- The type of the plane.
- B-24D
- The plane ID.
- 42-41031
- The name of the plane.
- Daisy Mae
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 513rd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-04-02
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Steyr
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Jugoslawien
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 45°25'N, 15°00'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.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman, Thomas M. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Elliott, Larry E. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| French, Thomas J. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Lutzke, Robert A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| McCully, Richard S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Montgomery, Ferman E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Tartaglia, Ferdinand J. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Vogler, Charles S. | Capt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Wilson, Bert J. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| van Brakel, Robert W. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | 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-00160.html)