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)