About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 8625
- The type of the plane.
- P-51
- The plane ID.
- 42-103925
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 99th Fighter 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.
- Blechhammer
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Sopron
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Sopron
- 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.
- 12:30
- Comments.
- Das Flugzeug befand sich auf einer Begleitmission nach Beckhammer als Schwierigkeiten mit dem Triebwerk auftraten. Als es zur Rauchentwicklung kam, entschied der Pilot aus zu steigen. Als er das Cockpit öffnen versuchte, klemmte es jedoch. Der Pilot vollzog daraufhin eine Notlandung in Ungarn.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long, Wilbur F. | 2nd Lt | 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-00538.html)