About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 8335
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51603
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 720th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-08-23
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Vösendorf
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Bad Vöslau
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°03'N, 16°30'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ebergassing bei Wien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:15
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickey, Edward S. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Jarmolovich, Victor J. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Kieffer, John E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Mattera, Ralph A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Popiel, Alexander J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Resnik, Benton J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Schmeltz, Joseph V. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Swinehart, Charles M. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Williams, Paul R. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Zelenetz, Joseph | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 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-00516.html)