About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
4838
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
41-52501
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
727th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-05-10
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Jäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Wiener Neustadt
The place where the bomber crashed.
Neusiedlersee
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
St. Margarethen
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
11:40
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Catone, Olando R. Cpl Gunner 5 Rtd
Comly, Norman F. 2nd Lt Bombardier Rtd
Fifer, Donald D. S/Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Grandy, Leonard N. M. S/Sgt Gunner 6 KIA
Lukasik, John A. 2nd Lt Navigator Rtd
Overturf, Amon A. T/Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Quigley, John E. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Wachter, John B. S/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Whitfill, Gilbert M. 2nd Lt Pilot Rtd
Wintter, Archie H. S/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-00186.html)