About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 9931
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52774
- The name of the plane.
- Lady Luok
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 827th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-11-17
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- 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.
- südlich Wien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:45
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brumer, Frederick J. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Cosgrove, Gerald L. | Cpl | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Farstad, Stanley A. | Cpl | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Kaler, Roy W. | Cpl | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Lynch, Phillip I. | F/O | Navigator | KIA |
| Malatsky, Sidney J. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Martin, Harold G. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Mills, Henry T. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Pledger, Guy | Cpl | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Schultz, Frank L. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | KIA |
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-00631.html)