About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6439
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-51077
- The name of the plane.
- Emperor Jones
- 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.
- 10:25
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonifield, Jack F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Daniel, Ferrel E. | T/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Grant, Benjamin W. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Jones, Edward C. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | DED |
| Michaud, Joseph M. L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | Rtd |
| Miller, Joseph F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Rogers, Harold E. | T/Sgt | Gunner 4 | DED |
| Rogers, Walter J. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| Russo, Vittorio O. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Sanford, James T. | M/Sgt | Gunner 3 | DED |
| Woll, Joseph R. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | DED |
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-00329.html)