About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10700
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-50827
- The name of the plane.
- Winona Belle
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 828th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-12-18
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Blechhammer
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Zagreb
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Kroatien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:30
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Partisanen
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Paul L. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Gill, Joseph S. | Capt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Helwer, Gottfried | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Hutcheson, Billy T. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Maniatty, Asinakes S. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Mitchell, Richard F. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Potucek, John | Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Rogers, Charles J. | M/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Trinche, Albert A. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Weaver, Harold J. | 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-00700.html)