About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 5430
- The type of the plane.
- B-24G
- The plane ID.
- 42-78257
- The name of the plane.
- Dollar Ride
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 15th USAAF 454 777
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-05-29
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Gerasdorf
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Zagreb
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Sopron
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:45
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, John C. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Close, James F. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Elrod, Erwin B. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Freeman, Edwin B. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Hultquist, Glenn F. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Mezzatesta, Frank | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Rakoczy, Thomas M. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Rodgers, John E. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Valente, Louis V. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 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-00214.html)