About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6999
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-29266
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 741st Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-27
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Budapest
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Budapest südlich
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ungarn
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:05
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmick, Robert F. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Gates, Maxwell B. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Luster, George H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 0 |
| Maxwell, Bailey J. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| Mello, Arthur R. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Miller, Orrin G. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Postorino, Stanley J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 0 |
| Saleck, Edward D. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Schweigart, John G. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Weinstein, Joseph | Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
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-00409.html)