About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 4804
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-64441
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 778th 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.
- Neunkirchen
- 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.
- 12:14
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Kenneth L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Brett, Eric L. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Huron, Donald L. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | Rmc |
| Meyers, William F. | F/O | Bombardier | EUS |
| Munson, Robert C. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Penrod, Donald E. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Sharpnack, Walter J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Wells, Winfred J. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Willcox, Puett L. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rmc |
| Wygal, Lawrence J. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 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-00185.html)