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.

Map of related places

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)