About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 5460
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-28825
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 415th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-05-29
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wiener Neustadt
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Melk
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°55'N, 15°30'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Türnitz
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:05
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Die Maschine wurde von Jagdflugzeugen schwer getroffen und ging in Flammen stehend in den Sturzflug über. Andere Besatzungsmitglieder sahen, wie eine Person ohne Fallschirm aus der Maschine sprang, die kurz darauf explodierte.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andersen, Gerald R. | 1st Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Ball, Philip | 1st Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Boyd, William C. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Fraser, James E. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Gilmore, William A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Hentz, Charles M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | DED |
| Hutchinson, Frank C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Kettler, Marchall | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Perry, Edward A. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | DED |
| Petrosino, Frank R. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Woodstuff, Anthony R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | EUS |
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-00226.html)