About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 5467
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-94960
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 722nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-05-24
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wiener Neustadt
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Türnitz
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°50'N, 16°13'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Wr. Neustadt
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:25
- Time of the crash.
- 10:30
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilik, Paul F. | PfC | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Chrestia, August A. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | EUS |
| Cook, Harold E. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Ferguson, William C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rmc |
| Galvao, Manuel J. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| Hendricks, James W. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Isaak, Andrew | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Jones, Arthur W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Mikolajczyk, Albin S. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Morris, Robert P. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
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-00230.html)