About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6441
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-64487
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 745th 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.
- 10:30
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankovich, George J. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Gueydan, Lewis L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | MIA |
| Hutchins, Delmar T. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Meisel, Fred | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| Miller, John T. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Morris, Louie F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Paden, Morris F. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Vassar, Paul B. | Cpl | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Wheeler, Caleb K. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| White, Harley H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 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-00331.html)