About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
9024
The type of the plane.
B-24J
The plane ID.
42-51409
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
727th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-10-07
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak
The place the bomber targeted.
Wien
The place where the bomber crashed.
Raasdorf bei Wien
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
östlich von 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.
Die Maschine wurde über Wien von Flakgeschossen zwischen Triebwerk und Cockpit getroffen und sackte sofort aus der Formation ab.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Agnew, William D. 1st Lt Bombardier EUS
Bogue, Clifford J. S/Sgt Gunner 5 KIA
Esborn, John E. T/Sgt Gunner 4 EUS
Gulbish, Ernest M. T/Sgt Gunner 3 KIA
Johnson, Samuel C. S/Sgt Gunner 2 KIA
Mack, Robert D. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot EUS
Moore, Ford L. S/Sgt Gunner 1 DED
Muth, Philip J. 2nd Lt Navigator EUS
Naranjo, Joseph N. Sgt Gunner 6 KIA
Robinett, Harvey T. 2nd Lt Pilot EUS

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-00552.html)