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)