About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6042
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-28782
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 829th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-06-09
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak und Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- München
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Telfs
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- München
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:15
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field, Charles A. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Gillett, James L. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Hawk, John H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Lish, Gilbert R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Roth, David R. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 0 |
| Silva, Lawrence U. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Thigpen, Benjamin L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Thompson, Ben | PfC | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| Tipson, Lynn B. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| White, Hugh B. | 1st Lt | Pilot | 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-00264.html)