About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 9197
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-52067
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 829th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-10-16
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Graz Neudorf
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Ebenthal bei Klagenfurt
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- 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.
- Das Flugzeug wurde über Klagenfurt von Flakgeschossen getroffen und ging in Flammen auf. Nur drei Crewmitglieder überlebten den Absturz.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allston, Howard K. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Busiahn, Raymond E. | Cpl | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Chambers, William S. | Cpl | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Demmler, Donald F. | Cpl | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Franquet, Earl W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Halkovics, Zoltan J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Hardman, Richard A. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Norton, Edmond P. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Palmer, Donald L. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Spano, Rosario | Cpl | Gunner 5 | 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-00584.html)