ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196962
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| Date: | Thursday 24 August 1944 |
| Time: | 12:50 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-78538 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kroisboden -
 Austria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Panatella A B, Italy |
| return to same |
Crashed. North American-built B-24J Liberator #42-78538, with the 780th Bomb Squadron, 465th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force.
Shot down by anti-aircraft flak while enroute to Czechoslovakia. Took a hit in the starboard wing near the № 3 engine and the wing separated and the bomber rolled over, went down and crashed at Village Kroisboden, Township Haag, Niederdonau, in Lower Danube, Austria.
All ten crewmembers were killed:
1st Lt. Harry F. Lengvenis, O-672822, IL, Pilot
1stLt. Ralph F. Kissel, O-755575, OH, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. Raymond G. Bentrud, O-700159, MN, Navigator
1st Lt. Arthur F. Hulseberg Jr, O-690571, IL, Bombardier
T/Sgt. C. E. Johnson, 38282255, TX, Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. William B. Bowyer, 13100352, PA, Radio Operator/Gunner
S/Sgt. Roy C. Conn Jr., 15170121, WV, Gunner
S/Sgt. Tulio P. Jacovinich, 32767021, NJ, Gunner
S/Sgt. Jesse J. Prince Jr., 14119751, AL, Gunner
S/Sgt. William B. Walker, 19066560, CA, Gunner
Sources:
http://www.bundesheer.at/download_archiv/pdfs/missing_in_action.pdf
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_4.html
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
USAAF Missing Air Crew Report № 11266
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41172019/c-e-johnson
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2017 18:10 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 03-Mar-2022 19:05 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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