About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6038
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52309
- The name of the plane.
- Sky Grazer
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 745th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-06-16
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Györ
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°13'N, 17°41'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Slowakei
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:40
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowden, Ray V. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Hammer, Marshall O. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Hightshoe, Robert M. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Hill, James P. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Kaspar, George W. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Kiefer, Howard G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Miller, Paul E. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Nish, Francis J. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Ogden, Donald A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Whitlock, Ervin O. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
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-00263.html)