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)