About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 8103
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-28956
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 758th 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.
- Moravska-Ostrava
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Osijek
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Hatvan (H)
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:35
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Caro, Samuel A. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Fitzgerald, James J. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Flynn, James M. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Matthews, Edward L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| McVicker, Glenn O. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Peterson, Harold R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Rose, Leonard E. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Spence, Cleo E. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Weber, Dale W. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
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-00504.html)