About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6868
- The type of the plane.
- P-38
- The plane ID.
- 42-104148
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 49th Fighter Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-14
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Kollision
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Budapest
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Szekesfehervar
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°20'N, 18°28'N
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Szekesfehervar
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:00
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Das Flugzeug kollidierte im Luftkampf mit einer anderen US-Maschine. Dabei wurde eine Tragfläche abgetrennt, und der Rumpf stürzte in Flammen gehüllt zu Boden.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schill, John G. | 1st Lt | Pilot | 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-00383.html)