About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 8762
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-78487
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 763rd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-09-13
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Unbekannt
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Oswiecim
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Szigetvar
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Polen
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:22
- Time of the crash.
- 14:00
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dempski, Julian C. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Flora, Charles P. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Gentry, Walter T. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Hollis, Elmer J. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Hutton, John A. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Pequignot, James R. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Reynolds, John T. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Ryll, Walter O. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Sayre, Herbert O. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Selby, Robert F. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | 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-00545.html)