About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
10679
The type of the plane.
B-24J
The plane ID.
42-50934
The name of the plane.
Little Joe
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
824th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-12-17
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Jäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Odertal
The place where the bomber crashed.
Vaclavov
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Szombathely
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
12:52
Time of the crash.
Comments.
Die Maschine dürfte nach einem Not-Bombenabwurf wahrscheinlich von Jägern abgeschossen worden sein. Laut Bericht der Deutschen Luftwaffe stützte die Maschine brennend 300 Meter nördlich von Wenzeldorf ab.

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Carr, Frank W. S/Sgt Gunner 4 EUS
Daly, Morris A. 2nd Lt Bombardier KIA
Douglass, Elton D. S/Sgt Gunner 3 KIA
Egizi, Vezio S/Sgt Gunner 6 KIA
Ehnot, John 1st Lt Co-Pilot KIA
Himmler, Charles A. 1st Lt Pilot KIA
Kargel, Doyle L. S/Sgt Gunner 1 Rmc
Kendall, Walter F. S/Sgt Gunner 2 EUS
Lee, george R. S/Sgt Gunner 5 KIA
Long, Howard C. 2nd Lt Navigator KIA
Uber, David V. Sgt Gunner 7 KIA

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-00696.html)