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)