About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 4889
- The type of the plane.
- B-24
- The plane ID.
- 41-28855
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 762nd 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.
- 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.
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early, Floyd W. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Fike, Wallace J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | POW |
| Harrison, Daniel F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | POW |
| Long, Lester | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Ochoa, Frank M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Peay, Winfield S. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | POW |
| Reynolds, Robert C. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Showaker, Robert J. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Thomas, Walter | Sgt | Gunner 4 | POW |
| Vaughn, Charles | 1st Lt | Bombardier | POW |
| Williams, Donald F. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 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-00189.html)