About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 8333
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51292
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 762nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-08-27
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Blechhammer
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Omis
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Balaton
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:30
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Partisanen und Rückkehr
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| McClain, Howard F. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | 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-00515.html)