About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 13198
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51918
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 766th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-03-26
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Straßhof
- 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.
- Pecs
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:30
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erwin, James G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rmc |
| Hall, Donald R. | Cpl | Gunner 4 | Rmc |
| Jones, William T. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| McGrath, Frederick J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rmc |
| Meyers, Roy G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rmc |
| Milby, Michael H. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rmc |
| Reil, Walter O. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rmc |
| Reiland, Thomas J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Strauss, Edwin F. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rmc |
| Webb, Randall L. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rmc |
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-00915.html)