About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12390
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-28952
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 743rd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-27
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Ungarn
- 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.
- 10:05
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews, J. C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Brown, Edwin L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | POW |
| Brown, Thomas M. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | POW |
| Buchholz, Charles F. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | POW |
| Edgington, Paul D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | MIA |
| Frederickson, Charles B. | 1st Lt | Navigator | POW |
| Gray, Artie H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | POW |
| Hawkins, John W. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | POW |
| Kaleck, George E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | KIA |
| Ogg, Dick E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | POW |
| Potucek, Eugene D. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 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-00818.html)