About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6819
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-95371
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 777th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-08
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Floridsdorf
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Hainburg
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°00'N, 16°50'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Baden bei Wien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:42
- Time of the crash.
- 10:40
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arigoni, Ferdinando J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Chapman, Carl H. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Davis, Richmond T. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Hendricks, Lewis R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Kibler, John D. | Capt | Pilot | 0 |
| Shults, George A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Smith, Frederic P. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| Tygart, Leonard D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Welsh, James L. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Westerhouse, Paul A. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 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-00372.html)