About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 9856
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51842
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 783rd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-11-16
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- München
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Scheffnother Alm
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Alpen
- 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 erhielt einen Flaktrefer in das dritte Triebwerk und verlor dadurch rasch an Höhe.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartman, John K. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | POW |
| Hoyle, Zane D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Korf, Joseph J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| McNamee, John F. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Messinger, Robert H. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Mitchell, William | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Rebottaro, Louis A. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Rutan, William T. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Wright, Harvey D. | 1st Lt | Pilot | 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-00622.html)