About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 9064
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51806
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 827th 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.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Marchegg
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Wien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:45
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Das Flugzeug scherte kurz nach dem Bombenabwurf, von Flak getroffen, aus der Formation aus und verlor stetig an Höhe. Die Maschine dürfte - nachdem sich vier Besatzungsmitglieder aus der Maschine retten konnten - in der Luft explodiert sein und die restliche Mannschaft in den Tod gerissen haben.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bazer, Alexander | Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Burness, Joseph W. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | DED |
| Clamage, Raymond | 2nd Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Duncomb, George M. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | DED |
| Fishbaugh, Frank E. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rmc |
| Layton, Will H. | 2nd Lt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Murphy, Joseph F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Oakley, James H. | 1st Lt | Pilot | DED |
| Sainsbury, Thomas E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Sporn, Junior R. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
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-00567.html)