About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 4659
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52433
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 760th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-05-10
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wiener Neustadt
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wiener Neustadt
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Wr. Neustadt
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:15
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beattie, John S. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Eggleston, Donald M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Gifford, William P. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Healey, Vincent L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Hoyer, Harry P. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Kurtenbach, Vergil P. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Liptak, Edward J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Noonan, Paul F. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Tyner, Gerald E. | F/O | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Walters, Lucian R. | 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-00172.html)