About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 11716
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52402
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 776th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-30
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Bomben anderer Flugzeuge
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Budapest
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Budapest
- 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.
- 11:15
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asbridge, Ruehl L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | POW |
| Brissette, Arthur J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | POW |
| Cook, Fred H. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Kirkland, Paul J. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | POW |
| MacDougall, Earl A. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 0 |
| Pietronigre, Angelo R. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | POW |
| Schwier, Leslie J. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | POW |
| Voytish, Michael | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | POW |
| West, Leonard I. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | POW |
| Williams, Robert S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | POW |
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-00747.html)