About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
10033
The type of the plane.
B-24G
The plane ID.
42-78328
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
747th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-12-02
The reason for the bomber's crash.
technischer Fehler
The place the bomber targeted.
Odertal
The place where the bomber crashed.
Györ
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Slowakei
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
12:20
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Cronin, Eugene R. S/Sgt Gunner 3 Rmc
D'Amato, Salvatore A. F/O Co-Pilot KIA
Fernandez, James A. T/Sgt Gunner 4 EUS
Gabriel, John A. 2nd Lt Pilot EUS
Hinckley, Robert W. S/Sgt Gunner 2 EUS
Midboe, Glendon O. T/Sgt Gunner 1 EUS
Miltimore, Raymond C. 2nd Lt Bombardier EUS
Moller, Charles E. S/Sgt Gunner 5 EUS
Nugent, James H. 2nd Lt Navigator EUS
Simpson, Ralph C. S/Sgt Gunner 6 EUS

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-00651.html)