About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10391
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51585
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 726th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-12-11
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Balaton
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°00'N, 17°20'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ungarn
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:05
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Flucht
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barros, William G. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Clifton, Estel L. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Dougherty, Paul R. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Farley, William F. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Ferrari, John T. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Gein, Harold R. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Gunnell, Alan K. | Cpl | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Kleine, Lyle F. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Olsen, Earl L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Porter, Eugene H. | 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-00678.html)