About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6809
- The type of the plane.
- B-24
- The plane ID.
- 42-78258
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 762nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-06-30
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Blechhammer
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Balaton
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°15'N, 17°45'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.
- 09:38
- Time of the crash.
- 12:00
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor, Edwin W. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Cales, Howard L. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | PDD |
| Champlin, Nelson H. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Marushok, Steve A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Osborn, Morton H. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Popa, Arthur J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Potts, Eugene T. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | POW |
| Sexton, Howard E. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Whistler, Dan E. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | POW |
| Whitaker, Richard M. | 2nd 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-00366.html)