About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 8373
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51387
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 780th 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.
- 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.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitaco, Edward A. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Blackburn, James L. | Capt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Chessmore, Louis C. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Day, Lex O. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Hamilton, William T. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Hinshaw, Donald E. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Perry, Carl R. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| Reynolds, Roy E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Rumble, Kenneth M. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | 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-00526.html)