About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
10222
The type of the plane.
B-24
The plane ID.
42-52775
The name of the plane.
Flying Dutchman
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
826th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-12-06
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Unbekannt
The place the bomber targeted.
Maribor
The place where the bomber crashed.
Mahrenberg bei Marburg
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Graz
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
13:14
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Azarian, Martin Cpl Gunner 4 Rtd
Dopf, William J. Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Dzioba, Daniel 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Jacobs, Jack H. 2nd Lt Navigator Rtd
LaFitte, William E. Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Lockwood, Charles N. Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd
Meckley, Edward D. Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Moran, John T. Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Moulton, Raymond L. 2nd Lt Bombardier Rtd
Simkins, Robert S. 2nd Lt Pilot 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-00670.html)