About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7686
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-51166
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 830th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-30
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Ungarn
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Budapest Umgebung
- 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.
- 11:14
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bender, Edward | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Caldwell, Levi F. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Hill, James J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Johnson, Jasper D. | 1st Lt | Pilot | EUS |
| Oberholtzer, Harry I. | F/O | Bombardier | EUS |
| Reid, Lloyd N. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
| Richardson, Donald M. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
| Sakalauskas, Vito S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Sarantis, Chris M. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Zeiner, Lowen E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 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-00481.html)