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.

Map of related places

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)