About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7025
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52153
- The name of the plane.
- Thundermug II
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 726th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-27
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Budapest
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Bakony-Wald
- 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.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brockmeier, Elmer M. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Farnell, David | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Hilda, Albin J. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Ives, Richard M. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Layton, Kenneth J. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Mattscheck, Elmer E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Muller, Jean C. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Nuccio, Samuel J. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Schauer, Harold C. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Valdes, David J. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
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-00413.html)