About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 8357
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52283
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 743rd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-09-13
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Odertal
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Trencin
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°40'N, 17°30'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ungarn
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bivens, Frank W. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Botteen, Edward J. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 0 |
| Campbell, John P. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Eddy, Harry F. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Fuchs, David | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Madsen, Clarence L. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Newberg, Robert E. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Pittman, James F. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Raczka, Benedict M. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Shaheen, Jake | 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-00519.html)