About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6177
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-78839
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 763rd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-06-26
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Floridsdorf
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Himberg
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Floridsdorf
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:00
- Time of the crash.
- 10:25
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inbody, Melvin L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Kozloski, John L. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | DED |
| Meadows, John R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Pater, Walter J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Rukowicz, Alexander J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Thompson, Lonnie D. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Way, Moncure B. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Willey, Benjamin T. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Wilson, William A. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Wright, Reilgh G. | 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-00277.html)