About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
6433
The type of the plane.
B-24C
The plane ID.
42-78167
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
15th USAAF 455 720
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-06-26
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Jäger
The place the bomber targeted.
St. Pölten
The place where the bomber crashed.
Lilienfeld
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
47°40'N, 15°40'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Rax
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
09:28
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Amoruso, Gennaro A. T/Sgt Gunner 1 KIA
Barrons, James R. T/Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Carney, James L. S/Sgt Gunner 4 KIA
Gilliam, Kyle W. 2nd Lt Navigator Rtd
Grissom, George R. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot KIA
Lebsock, Robert A. 2nd Lt Pilot Rtd
Manning, Billy G. S/Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Pierce, John F. Sgt Gunner 6 KIA
Stewardson, Otis 2nd Lt Bombardier KIA
Williams, James C. S/Sgt Gunner 5 KIA

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-00325.html)