About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
9134
The type of the plane.
B-24J
The plane ID.
42-51564
The name of the plane.
Fickle Finger
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
727th 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.
Wien
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.
12:40
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Auten, Frank M. S/Sgt Gunner 1 DED
Braun, Herbert C. 1st Lt Navigator KIA
Cipolla, Frank J. S/Sgt Gunner 2 DED
Goin, William L. 1st Lt Pilot DED
Groves, John R. S/Sgt Gunner 5 DED
Hall, Raymond L. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot DED
King, James S. 1st Lt Bombardier KIA
Klein, Raymond L. S/Sgt Gunner 6 KIA
Newton, Julian M. S/Sgt Gunner 4 DED
Pracki, Chester S/Sgt Gunner 3 KIA

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-00579.html)