About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6815
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-64479
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 757th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-07
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Odertal
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Balaton
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 49°40'N, 18°28'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Tschechien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:15
- Time of the crash.
- 12:00
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing, Thomas E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Dutton, Everett R. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | DED |
| Emert, Winston G. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Felker, Howard H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| French, Bob E. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | DED |
| O'Toole, Martin J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Sdrales, Sam J. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
| Thomson, Robert J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Vescovo, Paul J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 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-00370.html)