About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 9939
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51708
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 757th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-11-19
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Lobau
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Hafnerbach
- 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.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Die Maschine erhielt einen Flaktreffer in das zweite Triebwerk und sackte ab, konnte allerdings vom Piloten stabil gehalten werden, sodass die Besatzung abspringen konnte.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, Sam L. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Jones, William H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Oltmann, Ralph J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Saba, Raul | M/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Schachte, Alfred B. | F/O | Navigator | Rtd |
| Simpson, Robert E. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Sobczyk, Daniel R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Stephenson, Thomas J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| VanIde, Raymond J. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Whisinnand, Dwane L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 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-00638.html)