About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 15251
- The type of the plane.
- B-24D
- The plane ID.
- 42-72857
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 506th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1943-10-01
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wiener Neustadt
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wiener Neustadt
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°40'N, 16°35'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Sopron
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Die Maschine wurde von einer Me109 über Wiener Neustadt abgeschossen.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Ronald S. | Capt | Navigator | POW |
| Bell, J. R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | POW |
| Bugyie, Steve F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | POW |
| Ferkauff, Oscar | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | POW |
| Goodson, Walter N. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | POW |
| Hanson, Chester B. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | POW |
| Hearne, Allie T. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | POW |
| McMenamin, Victor A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | POW |
| Olson, Stanley F. | 1st Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Roberts, Edgar W. | F/O | Co-Pilot | POW |
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-00964.html)