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.
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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)