About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
6128
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
41-29578
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
759th 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.
Schwechat
The place where the bomber crashed.
Szombathely
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
47°10'N, 17°00'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Ungarn
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
10:55
Time of the crash.
Comments.
Die Maschine fiel über dem Ziel aus der Formation zurück. Sofort kümmerten sich alle verfügbaren deutschen Jäger um den Nachzügler. Der Pilot ging auf Tiefe und ermöglichte es der Besatzung abzuspringen, bevor er eine Notlandung wagte.

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Agius, Vincent J. Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Broshears, William L. T/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Harris, Martin 2nd Lt Bombardier Rtd
Hovet, Gordon E. Sgt Gunner 3 0
Hunt, Donald A. S/Sgt Gunner 2 DOW
Lingobardo, Carmin J. Sgt Gunner 5 0
McCord, James H. Sgt Gunner 4 0
Ostroot, George 2nd Lt Navigator Rtd
Tice, George A. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Young, Joe L. 2nd Lt 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-00270.html)