About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10134
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-78608
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 514th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-12-06
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Unbekannt
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Szombathely
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Karlovac
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 46°15'N, 15°30'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- YU
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:26
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banfield, Tunis G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Beck, Donald E. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Burbick, William | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Doherty, Michael F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Elbl, William P. | 1st Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Fay, Marcus J. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
| Hicks, Lonnis O. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | EUS |
| Reech, Nolan J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Rhyne, Marvin L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | KIA |
| Ross, Edwin S. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Wright, Willard K. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 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-00665.html)