About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6902
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52383
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 762nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-16
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wiener Neudorf
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Sunja
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°00'N, 16°05'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- westlich Baden
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:40
- Time of the crash.
- 12:00
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks, William P. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Hanson, Alvin C. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Hensch, William J. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Ingraham, Robert M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| O'Connor, John F. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Osborne, Jackson B. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Pumford, James M. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 0 |
| Wiederstrom, Glenn A. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| Williams, Thomas R. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Winik, Lloyd S. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | MIA |
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-00388.html)