About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 8372
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-7742
- The name of the plane.
- Banana Boat
- 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.
- Split
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°36'N, 17°13'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.
- 10:48
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Keine, da die Besatzung mit Hilfe der Partisanen nach Italien gelangen konnte (nach 9 Tagen).
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman, Harold R. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Dolan, James A. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Hirsch, Joe W. | F/O | Pilot | Rtd |
| Howe, Gilbert W. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Kanen, Garth M. | Cpl | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Kingsley, Dante V. | F/O | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Lorchak, Walter | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Mark, Hert H. | F/O | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Thompson, Jack P. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Wilkinson, Gene R. | 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-00525.html)