About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
6438
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
42-52295
The name of the plane.
Hot and Bothered
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
744th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-07-02
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak und Jäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Budapest
The place where the bomber crashed.
Budapest
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Budapest
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
10:20
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Blackburn, William K. T/Sgt Gunner 2 MIA
Bryant, Walter L. Sgt Gunner 6 MIA
Covey, Barney L. Sgt Gunner 5 MIA
Fairclough, Allen J. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot MIA
Fawver, Edwin L. Sgt Gunner 3 MIA
Huls, Roy F. 2nd Lt Pilot MIA
Mash, Lowell W. 2nd Lt Navigator MIA
McMasters, John W. S/Sgt Gunner 1 MIA
Morley, Robert S. Sgt Gunner 4 MIA
Severson, Richard R. 2nd Lt Bombardier MIA

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-00328.html)