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)