About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10690
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 44-41106
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 781st Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-12-19
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Maribor
- 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.
- Ungarn
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:25
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Die B-24J dürfte in technische Schwierigkeiten geraten und in der Folge abgestürzt sein. Einzelne Besatzungsmitglieder konnten über dem Balaton abspringen. Gerüchte hielten sich, dass einzelne Besatzungsmitglieder von ungarischen Zivilisten ermordet worden wären.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benvenuto, Attilio | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | DED |
| Brett, Dempsey O. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Burns, James O'Rourke | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Carlson, Richard O. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rmc |
| Cosper, Bruce | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
| Griffith, James W. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Hart, John E. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Laughner, Ray L. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Russell, William | Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Stutzman, Lee C. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | 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-00697.html)