About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6997
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52417
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 760th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-26
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Zwölfaxing
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wien Mauer
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°08'N, 16°28'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Schwechat
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:31
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bongart, Benno J. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
| Costantino, Mathew | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 0 |
| Ekstrom, William | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Hite, Donald | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Jennings, Donald I. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Kocher, Ralph M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Mathews, Dalford | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | Rtd |
| Meng, Robert W. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | DED |
| Schlueter, Glennon J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Tofte, Edwin M. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Waring, Joseph H. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 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-00408.html)