About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 13280
- The type of the plane.
- B-24
- The plane ID.
- 44-50606
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 829th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-03-22
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien-Heiligenstadt
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Kamenin
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°31'N, 17°27'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Slowakei
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:05
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan, Lloyd | Capt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Anderson, Edward J. | 1st Lt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Carroll, Charles W. | 2nd Lt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Cherry, Howard N. | Maj | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Cornett, John B. | Col | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Hysell, Don M. | T/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Mas, John G. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Metaxas, Mentors | 1st Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Ridout, James A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Sanders, William Y. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Spargur, Charles E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 8 | Rtd |
| Thompson, Robert A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | 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-00923.html)