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.
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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)