About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 5465
- The type of the plane.
- B-24
- The plane ID.
- 42-52362
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 15th USAAF 460 0
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-05-10
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Zillingdorf
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- 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.
- Das Flugzeug erhielt einen Direkttreffer in das 3. Triebwerk, das sofort zu brennen begann. Es ereigneten sich zahlreiche kleinere Explosionen rund um dieses Triebwerk, die letztlich die Tragfläche wegsprengten. Das Flugzeug fiel sofort zu Boden. Es gab nur zwei Überlebende.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cunningham, Clifford T. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | PDD |
| Dietzel, Paul W. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Eisenberg, Seymour | Sgt | Gunner 4 | PDD |
| Fillingham, Arthur C. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Hannon, Georg R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Hannon, James R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | PDD |
| Jameson, Clifford D. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | PDD |
| Johnson, Otis G. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | PDD |
| Poticher, Robert F. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Tippetts, Joseph M. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | PDD |
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-00229.html)