About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6511
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-51164
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 831st Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-08
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Floridsdorf
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Papa
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°20'N, 17°28'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ungarn
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:01
- Time of the crash.
- 11:01
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airey, Paul W. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Dzikoski, John J. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Elliott, Wade E. | 1st Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Hogan, James A. | Capt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Lee, Elmer V. | PfC | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Mason, Loren E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Reyna, Alonzo | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Ryan, Thomas G. | Pvt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Thompson, Harold V. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Whelan, Albert C. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
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-00339.html)