About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 5047
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52416
- The name of the plane.
- Lucky Strike
- 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.
- Wiener Neustadt
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Gornja Rijeka
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 46°25'N 16°80'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Jugoslawien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:00
- Time of the crash.
- 14:30
- Comments.
- Das Flugzeug wurde von Flakgeschossen getroffen und verlor noch über Wr. Neustadt an Geschwindigkeit. Unter Begleitschutz flog der Pilot bis nach Kroatien, wo die Besatzung abspringen musste.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckett, Donald E. | Cpl | Gunner 7 | 0 |
| Chittenden, Robert A. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 0 |
| Clarke, Maurice E. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 0 |
| Frank, Herman I. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Louder, Billy J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| Madaris, Henry P. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 0 |
| Mahoney, Walter F. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Romano, Samuel | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Smith, Norman W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Smith, Sidney R. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 0 |
| Stoklosa, Frank P. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 0 |
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-00193.html)