About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6440
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-99799
- The name of the plane.
- Salvo Susie
- 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.
- Pettend
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyslop, Archie L. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| Klein, Warren C. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Nyen, Gordon O. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 0 |
| Perttola, Hugo O. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 0 |
| Phillips, Ernest C. | F/O | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Riley, James A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Sharples, Russell M. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 0 |
| Sutter, Carl F. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Wark, John F. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Whittaker, Lawrence D. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 0 |
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-00330.html)