About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
5438
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
41-29356
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
781st Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-05-30
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Jäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Neudörfl
The place where the bomber crashed.
Lusci Palanki
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
44°36'N, 16°20'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.
11:37
Time of the crash.
Comments.
Entkamen der Gefangenschaft mit Hilfe der Partisanen

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Canyock, Calvin J. 2nd Lt Navigator KIA
Crowley, John L. T/Sgt Gunner 2 EUS
Downs, James F. Sgt Gunner 3 Rmc
Dubinsky, Abraham Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd
Holden, Harold D. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rmc
Patrick, Jimmy Cpl Gunner 6 Rmc
Prince, George A. 1st Lt Pilot KIA
Septoff, Murray 2nd Lt Bombardier Rmc
Smith, Harry M. T/Sgt Gunner 1 EUS
Williams, Jack C. Sgt Gunner 4 Rmc

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-00217.html)