About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10105
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 44-41231
- The name of the plane.
- Yellow H.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 777th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-12-02
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Blechhammer
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Mikulas
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Szany (H)
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:35
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Die Maschine wurde in der Flugzeugnase von einem Flakgeschoss getroffen. Dabei wurde der Bombardier schwer verletzt. Acht Besatzungsmitglieder sprangen ab. Der Bombenschütze blieb wegen der schweren Verletzungen im Flugzeug - wie auch der Navigator, der ihm beistehen wollte. Beide überlebten die folgende Bruchlandung.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson, Eugene A. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Davis, Robert S. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Dyer, John W. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| George, Laurian | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Kennedy, William E. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Maheu, George T. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Martin, Guy R. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Repp, John D. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Van Nostrand, Clarence B. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Watson, Sidney T. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 0 |
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-00659.html)