About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 11065
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51344
- The name of the plane.
- Lucky Lady
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 757th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-01-15
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien Ostbahnhof
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Balaton
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ungarn
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:42
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elsemore, Jerry D. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | POW |
| Gleesing, Jerome V. | F/O | Co-Pilot | POW |
| Grodd, Clifford | Cpl | Gunner 6 | POW |
| Ingram, John W. | Cpl | Gunner 2 | POW |
| Jackson, Vernon | 2nd Lt | Navigator | POW |
| Jones, Edward A. | Cpl | Gunner 5 | POW |
| Kudlacik, Frank E. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | POW |
| Levensailor, Robert K. | Cpl | Gunner 4 | POW |
| Lindstrom, Charles J. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | POW |
| Monkres, Valton A. | Cpl | Gunner 1 | POW |
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-00729.html)