About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12829
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-28906
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 782nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-03-04
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Szombathely
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Pecs
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Balaton
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:00
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Notlandung | Sowjetische Linien
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvey, William E. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Bugg, James S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Eatman, Curtis I. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Evans, William E. | F/O | Navigator | Rtd |
| Hahn, Edward W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Haynes, Charles A. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Milakovic, Raymond | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Pakes, Lamont H. | T/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Powell, James P. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Stephens, James E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 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-00873.html)