About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 8102
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52741
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 740th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-08-29
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Ungarn
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Baja
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 45°50'N, 18°30'E
- 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.
- 12:52
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bordner, Glenn W. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | 0 |
| Brutyan, Donald R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 0 |
| Ciulla, Frank B. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| Crooks, Robert J. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Cupka, Albert | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Erster, Marion D. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Golden, Stanley R. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 0 |
| Nelson, James R. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 0 |
| Reynolds, Thomas G. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 0 |
| Rhodes, Elvin B. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 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-00503.html)