About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
6335
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
41-28915
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
781st Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-06-30
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Jäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Blechhammer
The place where the bomber crashed.
Balaton
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
46°18'N, 17°18'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.
10:03
Time of the crash.
10:03
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Carr, Robert H. T/Sgt Gunner 1 EUS
Carroll, Joseph E. S/Sgt Gunner 4 EUS
Davis, Austin C. S/Sgt Gunner 5 KIA
Dickey, John R. Capt Pilot EUS
Hausold, George W. 1st Lt Bombardier Rmc
Hoover, Robert H. S/Sgt Gunner 3 KIA
Hylla, Frank T. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot EUS
Jolicoeur, Jerome F. 1st Lt Navigator KIA
Thill, Richard A. S/Sgt Gunner 6 EUS
Wilson, George A. T/Sgt Gunner 2 EUS

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-00291.html)