About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 8371
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-50893
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 720th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-09-10
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wien
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°12'N, 16°22'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Wien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:37
- Time of the crash.
- 11:00
- Comments.
- Die Maschine wurde über Wien von Flakgeschossen in die rechte Tragfläche getroffen, die sofort abbrach. Die B-24J ging daraufhin in einen Sturzflug über und explodierte in der Luft.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cantrell, Dillard R. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Cole, Reymond W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Franklin, Clyde M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Gritten, Paul H. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Jablonski, Edward A. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| Ross, James F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 0 |
| Shelton, Willard F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Stratton, Harold F. | 1st Lt | Pilot | 0 |
| Thomas, John E. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 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-00524.html)