About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6900
- The type of the plane.
- B-24G
- The plane ID.
- 42-78208
- The name of the plane.
- Lucky Bucky
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 726th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-14
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Petfürdö
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Cabuna
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Petfürdö
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:00
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bodenchuk, John M. | 1st Lt | Navigator | POW |
| Charles, Thomas A. | Pvt | Gunner 3 | POW |
| DiCristofaro, Vincent L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | POW |
| Gunzburger, Werner J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | POW |
| Haltom, Charles C. | Maj | Co-Pilot | POW |
| Long, Richard S. | Capt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Longenecker, Edward W. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | POW |
| Lynott, Edward F. | Pvt | Gunner 4 | POW |
| McVitty, Freeman I. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Messer, Nigal V. | S/Sgt | Gunner 8 | Rtd |
| Richards, Matthew A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | Rtd |
| Spencer, David M. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | 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-00386.html)