About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 15457
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 44-40326
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 758th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-08-22
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak und Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Blechhammer
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Adria
- 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.
- 13:13
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Glen L. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Chamberlain, Earl A. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | POW |
| Dietrich, August M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Mendelson, Melvin | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Mills, Robert W. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Murillo, Albert | Cpl | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Rau, Harold | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Ritchey, Darwin L. | Cpl | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Ruff, Sidney L. | 1st Lt | Pilot | 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-00965.html)