About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6516
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52230
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 742nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-06-26
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Moosbierbaum
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Tulln
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Moosbierbaum
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 09:38
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brothers, David C. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Kyle, Edward L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | PDD |
| Leithauser, Thomas J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Mason, James B. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Montgomery, Robert A. | 1st Lt | Pilot | PDD |
| Moore, Francis M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | PDD |
| Pritchard, Edward J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Sabo, Edward | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Smith, Henry G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Sutton, Joe M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | PDD |
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-00341.html)