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
Map of related places
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)