About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 9049
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51366
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 737th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-10-13
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Szekesfehervar
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Szekesfehervar
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°12'N, 18°25'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Szekesfehervar
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:29
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Die Maschine wurde kurz vor dem Abwurf der Bombenlast von Flakgeschossen über Székesfehérvár getroffen. Die Bomben fielen noch - dann explodierte das Flugzeug in der Luft. Nur drei Besatzungsmitglieder konnten sich retten.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks, Jacob | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Cognac, Charles E. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Crowl, Earl F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Etaugh, Howard A. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Gatz, Eugene P. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Hamilton, Jack | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Havrilko, Carl V. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Wilton, Frank N. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Winfree, Samuel C. | 1st 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-00559.html)