About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
4711
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
41-29513
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
827th 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.
Rust am See
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.
11:45
Time of the crash.
Comments.
Das Flugzeug wurde vor dem Bombenwurf von Flakgeschossen getroffen, ging, nachdem der Pilot die Maschine nur kurz stabilisieren konnte, in einen spiralförmigen Sturzflug über und schlug wenig später nahe dem Neusiedlersee am Boden auf. Nur zwei Crewmitglieder konnten sich retten.

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Bradley, James F. Sgt Gunner 1 KIA
Essman, Stanley F. 2nd Lt Pilot KIA
Fleury, Louis C. Sgt Gunner 6 KIA
Heaney, George L. 2nd Lt Navigator EUS
Ivie, Marvin L. S/Sgt Gunner 4 KIA
Kincheloe, Zack B. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot KIA
McWhirter, Bernard B. S/Sgt Gunner 3 KIA
Sherry, James F. Sgt Gunner 5 KIA
Smith, Joe H. Sgt Gunner 2 EUS
White, William P. 2nd Lt Bombardier 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-00175.html)