About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 5838
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52676
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 831st Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-05-29
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Atzgersdorf
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Mönichkirchen Umgebung
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- nördlich Langeck
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:48
- Time of the crash.
- 11:10
- Comments.
- Die Maschine wurde von Flak getroffen und scherte über links aus dem Verband aus. Aus dem Bombenschacht schlug Feuer nach außen und die Maschine ging langsam zu Boden, sodass die gesamte Besatzung per Fallschirm abspringen konnte.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Kenneth H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Gudjonson, Arni J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Gworek, Walter A. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Ivy, Edwin R. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Landis, Joseph P. | Capt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Madora, Armand L. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Miller, Robert W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Proudlove, Lloyd E. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Snider, Wilbur E. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Tolleson, Julius Q. | F/O | 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-00254.html)