About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
6402
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
42-52238
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
742nd 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.
Moosbierbaum
The place where the bomber crashed.
Tulln
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Moosbierbaum
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
09:38
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Balmer, George L. T/Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Brown, James B. 1st Lt Pilot Rtd
Ford, Sherman W. 2nd Lt Bombardier Rtd
Goldman, Martin J. S/Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Grauwiller, Eddy D. S/Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd
Kimsey, James A. S/Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
McKee, Daniel C. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Santina, Julian F. 2nd Lt Navigator Rtd
Shollenberger, Earl M. T/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Yee, David S/Sgt Gunner 6 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-00309.html)