About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10637
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-29414
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 781st Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-12-18
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Blechhammer
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Balaton
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Deutschland
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:46
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Die Maschine ging über Ungarn zu Boden (Supercharger-Defekt). Die Crew wurde von einer sowjetischen Patrouille aufgelesen. Die gesamte Besatzung kam über Bukarest nach Italien zurück und flog weitere Einsätze.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atkins, Turner J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Christian, Virgil H. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Clodfelter, Donald E. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Elliott, Robert W. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Hemphill, Charles R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Joublanc, Joseph C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Leitgeb, Walter W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Munson, Robert H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Wilson, John L. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Wilson, Royal A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 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-00688.html)