About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 4624
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-29592
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 738th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-05-07
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Unbekannt
- The place the bomber targeted.
- București
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Danilovgrad
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Nis (Y)
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 14:00
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholson, J. W. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| Herold, Alan J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Lottich, Edward W. | F/O | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Martin, Herbert M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Orozco, Raymond B. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Petersen, Delbert A. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Ralston, Robert J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Towle, Wilbur H. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Willett, Samuel M. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 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-00168.html)