About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7031
- The type of the plane.
- B-24
- The plane ID.
- 42-52294
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 15th USAAF 445 743
- 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
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Budapest
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnett, Paul E. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Broers, Donald J. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
| Costello, Martin J. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | DED |
| Cox, Robert F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Gulbranson, Robert A. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Hall, Melvin | Sgt | Gunner 4 | DED |
| Patrick, Robert K. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Taaffe, John M. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Vocial, William O. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 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-00416.html)