About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
6455
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
42-50401
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
777th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-06-26
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak
The place the bomber targeted.
Floridsdorf
The place where the bomber crashed.
Klosterneuburg
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
48°16'N, 16°24'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Wien
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
09:52
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Akers, Oscar Sgt Gunner 7 KIA
Bonner, Marshall Col Co-Pilot DED
Claeys, Donald F. S/Sgt Gunner 4 KIA
Dangler, Henry A. 2nd Lt Gunner 1 EUS
Dunn, Lamar J. 1st Lt Pilot Rmc
Lister, William W. S/Sgt Gunner 2 KIA
McGowan, Daryl P. S/Sgt Gunner 5 KIA
Pyrum, Herman E. S/Sgt Gunner 3 KIA
Trout, Thornton D. S/Sgt Gunner 6 KIA
Vana, Clarence R. 2nd Lt Navigator KIA
Wright, Oliver M. 1st Lt Bombardier KIA

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-00336.html)