About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6171
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52297
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 738th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-06-26
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Unbekannt
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Moosbierbaum
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- St. Ruprecht an der Raab
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°20'N, 17°28'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Papa (Ungarn)
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 09:10
- Time of the crash.
- 10:00
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, James L. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Jamerson, James O. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Larobardiere, John J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| McAllister, Robert W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Osborn, Chester W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Peel, William B. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Rymer, Devert M. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Thornton, Alvin J. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Wong, Edward D. | F/O | Navigator | Rtd |
| Zimmer, Francis E. | 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-00273.html)