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.
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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)