About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 11829
- The type of the plane.
- B-24G
- The plane ID.
- 42-78393
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 745th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-01-31
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Treibstoffmangel
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Graz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Szilvágy
- 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.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beal, Harold R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Brunk, Billy J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Crider, Bruce L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Griffith, Edward A. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Holmes, John H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| McClure, Robert B. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| McFadden, Horace D. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| McQuown, Floyd N. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Moran, John T. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Peterson, Fred W. | 1st Lt | Navigator | 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-00757.html)