About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6430
- The type of the plane.
- B-24G
- The plane ID.
- 42-78245
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 762nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-06-26
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak und Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Grafendorf bei Hartberg
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°00'N, 16°00'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Triestingtal
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 09:55
- Time of the crash.
- 10:10
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agerton, Spurgeon H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Bashor, Corbin L. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Bassett, Harland C. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Davis, Ralph T. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Erickson, Harold W. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Johnson, Earl A. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Kirkpatrick, William H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Petersen, Robert A. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Skivington, Thomas L. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| von Cloedt, Joseph S. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 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-00322.html)