About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 5056
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-78267
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 767th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-05-24
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wiener Neustadt
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Stainz
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Altenmarkt
- 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.
- Gefangennahme
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Roy V. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Ashby, David A. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Boggs, Kenneth S. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Bombardier, Gerald A. | Cpl | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Diggs, William E. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Hylton, Donald W. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Jazwa, Walter E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Karalis, Gust A. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | ? |
| Kuhar, Mike G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Shea, Lester W. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | ? |
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-00194.html)