About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6431
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-51174
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 758th 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.
- Draßburg
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- westlich Wien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 09:50
- Time of the crash.
- 10:00
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis, Richard C. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Lipczynski, Stanley | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Lush, John | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Lyons, James L. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Paquet, Roy M. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Stodden, Richard B. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Vanderheyden, Edward E. | Capt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Wilson, James C. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | 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-00323.html)