MACR 6171

[HGabor]

Hi Folks,

I am looking for information on the fate of a downed 454. BG B-24H crew, plane S/N: 42-52297, lost on June 26, 1944, MACR 6171. The number of POWs (and maybe KIA) could help to identify the crash site, based on some police crash-reports. Any details would be much appreciated. Thanks,

Gabor

[Alain57]

Hello Gabor ,

Also this a/c 42-52297 " Buffalo Gall " came down in Austria .

Alain

[Peter Kassak]

I list this a/c as crashed in between Funfig b.St.Ruprecht and Raab, AU/HU
pilot D. Rymer

[HGabor]

Thanks Folks, but...: according to the police reports a lot more planes came down in Hungary this day, than the ones mentioned in the MACRs... Some MACRs are wrong this day, for sure. Planes crashed as far as Lake Balaton-N... In some cases MACRs say 'last seen' while these planes could easily fly many more miles even without crews before actually hitting the ground... Since identified planes from the 304. Wing crashed in the Gyor-Bratislava area, and the groups of the wings usually flew together, I think these 'mysterious' plane crashes are linked to the 459, and 454. BG... I think their MACRs are incorrect. That's why I am asking... So how many POWs?????

Gabor

[Leendert]

Gabor,

A post on www.armyairforces.com in Jan/Feb 2004 suggests that B-24 42-99762 "American Maid" of 98th BG, 343rd BS went down over Bacakovaci (Sopron/Gyor area?) on 26-6-1944.
MACR 6446.

In order to help find any "missing" crashes over Hungary that day, it would be nice to know what crashes were so far positively identified by you so we can eliminate those.
Also what towns the police reports originate from.

Regards,

Leendert
Brugge/Belgium

[Peter Kassak]

Gabor, I do not use MACRs as location data source BUt I do not say, that mine locations are correct. but may be closer to the truth as the one given in MACR...