About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6442
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-28947
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 744th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-02
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak und Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Budapest
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Budapest
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Budapest
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:20
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan, Donald A. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | POW |
| Golladay, Calvin B. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | POW |
| Gower, Edward H. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Karger, William | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | POW |
| Lewis, Bennett G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | POW |
| Powell, Frank O. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 0 |
| Sewell, Joseph C. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Switzer, Donald K. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | POW |
| Wall, Richard L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | POW |
| Wyrsch, Albert J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 0 |
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-00332.html)