About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6587
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52674
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 828th 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.
- Gerasdorf
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°15'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.
- 10:40
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Andrew W. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Bearden, Randall B. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | DED |
| Burgess, Harold D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | DED |
| Detseth, Kennard | 2nd Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Flower, James E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | DED |
| Madrigal, Ignasio C. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
| Permenter, Raymond W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Rogers, Robert C. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Schaub, David W. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Sterling, Melvin L. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | DED |
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-00349.html)