About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
8374
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
41-29360
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
783rd 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.
Balaton
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
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.
12:30
Time of the crash.
Comments.
Die Maschine erhielt einen Flaktreffer, der zur Brandentwicklung im vierten Triebwerk und schließlich zum Ausfall des zweiten führte. Das Flugzeug fiel daher hinter die Formation zurück. Der Besatzung gelang es noch, vor der Explosion der B-24h abzuspringen.

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Buol, Vernon H. T/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Dussault, Louis V. 2nd Lt Bombardier Rtd
Edmonds, Richard A. S/Sgt Gunner 5 0
Ewer, James G. F/O Navigator Rtd
Jester, Herbert W. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Miller, Douglas F. S/Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Olsen, Orville R. S/Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Parkison, Herbert 2nd Lt Pilot Rtd
Riley, Robert E. T/Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Thurston, Lawrence B. 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-00527.html)