About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7028
- The type of the plane.
- B-24G
- The plane ID.
- 42-78277
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 762nd 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.
- Brunn am Gebirge
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°05'N, 16°31'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.
- 11:24
- Time of the crash.
- 11:31
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, David B. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Hilbink, Julian A. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 0 |
| Landers, Joseph W. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Lang, Walter F. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Murray, Edward W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Price, Donald O. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 0 |
| Rogers, William H. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| Scott, Harry D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Swingley, Donald M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 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-00415.html)