About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
8252
The type of the plane.
B-24J
The plane ID.
42-50934
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
824th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-08-22
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Jäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Wien
The place where the bomber crashed.
Györ
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Papa
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
10:36
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Benson, John P. Cpl Gunner 5 DED
Green, William A. 2nd Lt Bombardier DED
Johnson, Gary B. 1st Lt Pilot Rtd
Lambert, Seymour S. 2nd Lt Navigator KIA
Lee, Parke D. PfC Gunner 4 KIA
Olson, Gerald L. Cpl Gunner 3 KIA
Pope, Harry R. Pvt Gunner 1 KIA
Reeves, John W. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot DED
Williams, Larry K. Cpl Gunner 2 KIA
Winegardner, William C. PfC Gunner 6 DED

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-00507.html)