About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
6399
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
41-28679
The name of the plane.
Heaven can wait
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
766th 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.
Korneuburg
The place where the bomber crashed.
Dürnkrut
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Korneuburg
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
09:40
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Carlock, Alfred F. T/Sgt Gunner 1 KIA
Clark, Bevins S/Sgt Gunner 4 POW
Laulis, James C. 2nd Lt Navigator POW
Mailhot, Bertrand R. F/O Co-Pilot POW
Schonzeit, Marvin 2nd Lt Bombardier POW
Schwartz, Murray S/Sgt Gunner 2 POW
Thomas, Perry J. T/Sgt Gunner 3 KIA
Turner, Robert M. Sgt Gunner 5 KIA
Wiemann, Ned W. S/Sgt Gunner 6 POW
Zive, Samuel M. 2nd Lt Pilot POW

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-00306.html)