About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
6446
The type of the plane.
B-24
The plane ID.
42-99762
The name of the plane.
American Maid
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
343rd Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-06-26
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Unbekannt
The place the bomber targeted.
Schwechat
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.
Schwechat
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
10:30
Time of the crash.
10:30
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Bailey, John R. S/Sgt Gunner 4 EUS
Burress, Alfred M. T/Sgt Gunner 1 EUS
Covan, Ellis C. S/Sgt Gunner 5 EUS
Farnsley, Frank T. Pvt Gunner 6 EUS
Himes, David A. 1st Lt Pilot EUS
Hough, Vernon 1st Lt Bombardier PDD
Kish, Nicholas Z. S/Sgt Gunner 7 PDD
Moore, Robert J. 1st Lt Navigator EUS
Staudenmeier, Louis J. S/Sgt Gunner 3 EUS
Stillions, Paul D. 1st Lt Co-Pilot EUS
Streitburger, Herman C. T/Sgt Gunner 2 EUS

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-00334.html)