About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6960
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52549
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 779th 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.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wien Umgebung
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°10'N, 16°45'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- östlich Wien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:45
- Time of the crash.
- 11:00
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brave, Lloyd L. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Chiarello, Bruno J. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Filicsky, Theodore V. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | MIA |
| Girasole, Aldo B. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Gregory, Joseph C. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Phifer, Charles K. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Quesada, Aristo G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Simonelli, Charles J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Sinisi, John B. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Varner, Benjamin R. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 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-00399.html)